diff --git a/core/base/CCDirector.cpp b/core/base/CCDirector.cpp
index 52d30a0b24..2883a5f2b1 100644
--- a/core/base/CCDirector.cpp
+++ b/core/base/CCDirector.cpp
@@ -1461,7 +1461,7 @@ void Director::startAnimation(SetIntervalReason reason)
 
     _invalid = false;
 
-    _cocos2d_thread_id = std::this_thread::get_id();
+    _axmol_thread_id = std::this_thread::get_id();
 
     Application::getInstance()->setAnimationInterval(_animationInterval);
 
diff --git a/core/base/CCDirector.h b/core/base/CCDirector.h
index bf917e0198..3ac1a7ba05 100644
--- a/core/base/CCDirector.h
+++ b/core/base/CCDirector.h
@@ -488,10 +488,11 @@ public:
     void resetMatrixStack();
 
     /**
-     * returns the cocos2d thread id.
-     Useful to know if certain code is already running on the cocos2d thread
+     * returns the axmol thread id.
+     Useful to know if certain code is already running on the axmol thread
      */
-    const std::thread::id& getCocos2dThreadId() const { return _cocos2d_thread_id; }
+    const std::thread::id& getCocos2dThreadId() const { return getAxmolThreadId(); } 
+    const std::thread::id& getAxmolThreadId() const { return _axmol_thread_id; }
 
     /** Enable node tree children indexer map, the concept is like database INDEX
      * Notes:
@@ -644,8 +645,8 @@ protected:
 
     bool _childrenIndexerEnabled = false;
 
-    /* cocos2d thread id */
-    std::thread::id _cocos2d_thread_id;
+    /* axmol thread id */
+    std::thread::id _axmol_thread_id;
 
     // GLView will recreate stats labels to fit visible rect
     friend class GLView;
diff --git a/core/network/HttpClient.cpp b/core/network/HttpClient.cpp
index a7d4ab939c..7d63e2b8d3 100644
--- a/core/network/HttpClient.cpp
+++ b/core/network/HttpClient.cpp
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ void HttpClient::finishResponse(HttpResponse* response)
 
     if (!syncState)
     {
-        if (_dispatchOnWorkThread || std::this_thread::get_id() == Director::getInstance()->getCocos2dThreadId())
+        if (_dispatchOnWorkThread || std::this_thread::get_id() == Director::getInstance()->getAxmolThreadId())
             invokeResposneCallbackAndRelease(response);
         else
             _finishedResponseQueue.emplace_back(response);
diff --git a/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/FileUtilsTest/FileUtilsTest.cpp b/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/FileUtilsTest/FileUtilsTest.cpp
index d56a07cf73..e881f56345 100644
--- a/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/FileUtilsTest/FileUtilsTest.cpp
+++ b/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/FileUtilsTest/FileUtilsTest.cpp
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ void TestIsFileExistAsync::onEnter()
     auto sharedFileUtils = FileUtils::getInstance();
 
     sharedFileUtils->isFileExist("Images/grossini.png", [=](bool isExist) {
-        AXASSERT(std::this_thread::get_id() == Director::getInstance()->getCocos2dThreadId(),
+        AXASSERT(std::this_thread::get_id() == Director::getInstance()->getAxmolThreadId(),
                  "Callback should be on cocos thread");
         auto label = Label::createWithSystemFont(
             isExist ? "Images/grossini.png exists" : "Images/grossini.png doesn't exist", "", 20);