diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/TaskSchedulerImpl.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/TaskSchedulerImpl.scala
index ef3a558d54bd..b48ba127ce4b 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/TaskSchedulerImpl.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/scheduler/TaskSchedulerImpl.scala
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ private[spark] class TaskSchedulerImpl(
 
   @volatile private var hasReceivedTask = false
   @volatile private var hasLaunchedTask = false
-  private val starvationTimer = new Timer(true)
+  private val starvationTimer = new Timer("task-starvation-timer", true)
 
   // Incrementing task IDs
   val nextTaskId = new AtomicLong(0)
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ private[spark] class TaskSchedulerImpl(
 
   protected val executorIdToHost = new HashMap[String, String]
 
-  private val abortTimer = new Timer(true)
+  private val abortTimer = new Timer("task-abort-timer", true)
   // Exposed for testing
   val unschedulableTaskSetToExpiryTime = new HashMap[TaskSetManager, Long]