diff --git a/lib/isc/include/isc/result.h b/lib/isc/include/isc/result.h
index 1ef2a642f8..483e543e36 100644
--- a/lib/isc/include/isc/result.h
+++ b/lib/isc/include/isc/result.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ ISC_LANG_BEGINDECLS
 #define ISC_R_NOSPACE			19	/* ran out of space */
 #define ISC_R_CANCELED			20
 #define ISC_R_TASKNOSEND		21
-#define ISC_R_TASKSHUTTINGDOWN		22	/* task is shutting down */
+#define ISC_R_SHUTTINGDOWN		22	/* shutting down */
 #define ISC_R_NOTFOUND			23
 #define ISC_R_UNEXPECTEDEND		24	/* unexpected end of input */
 #define ISC_R_FAILURE			25	/* generic failure */
diff --git a/lib/isc/result.c b/lib/isc/result.c
index f02ae3047d..5e439e499d 100644
--- a/lib/isc/result.c
+++ b/lib/isc/result.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ static char *text[ISC_R_NRESULTS] = {
 	"ran out of space",			/* 19 */
 	"operation canceled",			/* 20 */
 	"sending events is not allowed",	/* 21 */
-	"task is shutting down",		/* 22 */
+	"shutting down",			/* 22 */
 	"not found",				/* 23 */
 	"unexpected end of input",		/* 24 */
 	"failure",				/* 25 */
diff --git a/lib/isc/task.c b/lib/isc/task.c
index b34b29a0a7..9a07966a8d 100644
--- a/lib/isc/task.c
+++ b/lib/isc/task.c
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ isc_task_onshutdown(isc_task_t *task, isc_taskaction_t action, void *arg) {
 		result = ISC_R_TASKDONE;
 	} else if (TASK_SHUTTINGDOWN(task)) {
 		disallowed = ISC_TRUE;
-		result = ISC_R_TASKSHUTTINGDOWN;
+		result = ISC_R_SHUTTINGDOWN;
 	} else
 		ENQUEUE(task->on_shutdown, event, link);
 	UNLOCK(&task->lock);