diff --git a/sbin/hastd/pjdlog.c b/sbin/hastd/pjdlog.c
index bdab802bf2cc..7739b00342c1 100644
--- a/sbin/hastd/pjdlog.c
+++ b/sbin/hastd/pjdlog.c
@@ -437,10 +437,10 @@ pjdlog_exitx(int exitcode, const char *fmt, ...)
 }
 
 /*
- * Log assertion and exit.
+ * Log failure message and exit.
  */
 void
-pjdlog_verify(const char *func, const char *file, int line,
+pjdlog_abort(const char *func, const char *file, int line,
     const char *failedexpr, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
 	va_list ap;
diff --git a/sbin/hastd/pjdlog.h b/sbin/hastd/pjdlog.h
index 2e80e8128215..0f01f798bffe 100644
--- a/sbin/hastd/pjdlog.h
+++ b/sbin/hastd/pjdlog.h
@@ -89,22 +89,22 @@ void pjdlogv_exit(int exitcode, const char *fmt, va_list ap) __printflike(2, 0)
 void pjdlog_exitx(int exitcode, const char *fmt, ...) __printflike(2, 3) __dead2;
 void pjdlogv_exitx(int exitcode, const char *fmt, va_list ap) __printflike(2, 0) __dead2;
 
-void pjdlog_verify(const char *func, const char *file, int line,
-    const char *failedexpr, const char *fmt, ...) __printflike(5, 6);
+void pjdlog_abort(const char *func, const char *file, int line,
+    const char *failedexpr, const char *fmt, ...) __printflike(5, 6) __dead2;
 
 #define	PJDLOG_VERIFY(expr)	do {					\
 	if (!(expr)) {							\
-		pjdlog_verify(__func__, __FILE__, __LINE__, #expr,	\
+		pjdlog_abort(__func__, __FILE__, __LINE__, #expr,	\
 		    __func__);						\
 	}								\
 } while (0)
 #define	PJDLOG_RVERIFY(expr, ...)	do {				\
 	if (!(expr)) {							\
-		pjdlog_verify(__func__, __FILE__, __LINE__, #expr,	\
+		pjdlog_abort(__func__, __FILE__, __LINE__, #expr,	\
 		    __VA_ARGS__);					\
 	}								\
 } while (0)
-#define	PJDLOG_ABORT(...)	pjdlog_verify(__func__, __FILE__,	\
+#define	PJDLOG_ABORT(...)	pjdlog_abort(__func__, __FILE__,	\
 				    __LINE__, NULL, __VA_ARGS__)
 #ifdef NDEBUG
 #define	PJDLOG_ASSERT(expr)	do { } while (0)