diff --git a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/thread/ThreadCreator.java b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/thread/PrivilegedThreadFactory.java
similarity index 75%
rename from jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/thread/ThreadCreator.java
rename to jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/thread/PrivilegedThreadFactory.java
index 407e6de80b60..ce3dd7e0d58a 100644
--- a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/thread/ThreadCreator.java
+++ b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/thread/PrivilegedThreadFactory.java
@@ -20,9 +20,10 @@
 
 import java.security.AccessController;
 import java.security.PrivilegedAction;
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
 /**
- * ThreadCreator
+ * PrivilegedThreadFactory
  *
  * Convenience class to ensure that a new Thread is created
  * inside a privileged block. This prevents the Thread constructor
@@ -32,21 +33,23 @@
  * reference the context classloader - and remembers it for the
  * lifetime of the Thread.
  */
-class ThreadCreator
+class PrivilegedThreadFactory
 {
-    interface Factory<T extends Thread>
-    {
-        T newThread();
-    }
-    
-    static <T extends Thread> T create(Factory<T> maker)
+    /**
+     * Use a Supplier to make a new thread, calling it within
+     * a privileged block to prevent classloader pinning.
+     * 
+     * @param newThreadSupplier a Supplier to create a fresh thread
+     * @return a new thread, protected from classloader pinning.
+     */
+    static <T extends Thread> T newThread(Supplier<T> newThreadSupplier)
     {
         return AccessController.doPrivileged(new PrivilegedAction<T>()
         {
             @Override
             public T run()
             {
-                return maker.newThread();
+                return newThreadSupplier.get();
             }
         });
     }
diff --git a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/thread/QueuedThreadPool.java b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/thread/QueuedThreadPool.java
index 2f61081e5fac..c4a37f850c3c 100644
--- a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/thread/QueuedThreadPool.java
+++ b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/thread/QueuedThreadPool.java
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ private boolean addCounts(int deltaThreads, int deltaIdle)
     @Override
     public Thread newThread(Runnable runnable)
     {
-        return ThreadCreator.create(() ->
+        return PrivilegedThreadFactory.newThread(() ->
         {
             Thread thread = new Thread(_threadGroup, runnable);
             thread.setDaemon(isDaemon());
diff --git a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/thread/ShutdownThread.java b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/thread/ShutdownThread.java
index 98f109e9b3ca..f870ee93efe7 100644
--- a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/thread/ShutdownThread.java
+++ b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/thread/ShutdownThread.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 public class ShutdownThread extends Thread
 {
     private static final Logger LOG = Log.getLogger(ShutdownThread.class);
-    private static final ShutdownThread _thread = ThreadCreator.create(() ->
+    private static final ShutdownThread _thread = PrivilegedThreadFactory.newThread(() ->
     {
         return new ShutdownThread();
     });