diff --git a/cpukit/score/ChangeLog b/cpukit/score/ChangeLog
index 8dfbc5c762..b983f0baaf 100644
--- a/cpukit/score/ChangeLog
+++ b/cpukit/score/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2003-09-08	Derick Hammond <derick@perkinstechnologies.com.au>
+
+	PR 484/rtems
+	* src/threadcreateidle.c: Idle task name was initialized incorrectly.
+
 2003-09-08	Mikec Ivica <mikici@acm.org>
 
 	* inline/rtems/score/userext.inl, macros/rtems/score/userext.inl:
diff --git a/cpukit/score/src/threadcreateidle.c b/cpukit/score/src/threadcreateidle.c
index d6a5893c9a..3cdd8d3bea 100644
--- a/cpukit/score/src/threadcreateidle.c
+++ b/cpukit/score/src/threadcreateidle.c
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@
  *  _Thread_Create_idle
  */
 
-char *_Thread_Idle_name = "IDLE";
+/* 'I','D','L','E' */
+const Objects_Name _Thread_Idle_name = (Objects_Name) 0x49444C45;
 
 void _Thread_Create_idle( void )
 {