diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/util/ThreadRenamingRunnable.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/util/ThreadRenamingRunnable.java
index ab1fdc3f09..65578c2d9e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/util/ThreadRenamingRunnable.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/util/ThreadRenamingRunnable.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public class ThreadRenamingRunnable implements Runnable {
         try {
             currentThread.setName(threadName);
             renamed = true;
-        } catch (Exception e) {
+        } catch (SecurityException e) {
             // Probably SecurityException.
         }