diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8d5a11a05..d21ebf252 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ callgrind.*
 shadow.data
 shadow.config.xml
 *.log
+*.pdf
+*.xz
 
 testnet_tmp
 
diff --git a/llarp/util/threading.cpp b/llarp/util/threading.cpp
index f136fabc1..9015d99f4 100644
--- a/llarp/util/threading.cpp
+++ b/llarp/util/threading.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 #ifdef POSIX
 #include <pthread.h>
-#ifdef __FreeBSD__
+#if defined(__FreeBSD__)
 #include <pthread_np.h>
 #endif
 #endif
@@ -17,18 +17,23 @@ namespace llarp
     SetThreadName(const std::string& name)
     {
 #ifdef POSIX
-#ifdef __MACH__
-      const int rc = pthread_setname_np(name.c_str());
-#elif defined(__FreeBSD__)
-      const int rc = pthread_setname_np(pthread_self(), name.c_str(), nullptr);
+#if defined(__FreeBSD__)
+      /* on free bsd this function has void return type */
+      pthread_set_name_np(pthread_self(), name.c_str();
 #else
+#if defined(__MACH__)
+      const int rc = pthread_setname_np(name.c_str());
+#elif defined(__linux__)
       const int rc = pthread_setname_np(pthread_self(), name.c_str());
+#else
+#error "unsupported platform"
 #endif
       if(rc)
       {
         LogError("Failed to set thread name to ", name, " errno = ", rc,
                  " errstr = ", strerror(rc));
       }
+#endif
 #else
       LogInfo("Thread name setting not supported on this platform");
       (void)name;