diff --git a/builtin-add.c b/builtin-add.c
index 581a2a1748..a325bc9f0f 100644
--- a/builtin-add.c
+++ b/builtin-add.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ static void refresh(int verbose, const char **pathspec)
 	for (specs = 0; pathspec[specs];  specs++)
 		/* nothing */;
 	seen = xcalloc(specs, 1);
-	refresh_index(&the_index, verbose ? REFRESH_SAY_CHANGED : REFRESH_QUIET,
+	refresh_index(&the_index, verbose ? REFRESH_IN_PORCELAIN : REFRESH_QUIET,
 		      pathspec, seen);
 	for (i = 0; i < specs; i++) {
 		if (!seen[i])
diff --git a/builtin-reset.c b/builtin-reset.c
index 5fa1789d0c..ddf68d56a9 100644
--- a/builtin-reset.c
+++ b/builtin-reset.c
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ int cmd_reset(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			die("Cannot do %s reset with paths.",
 					reset_type_names[reset_type]);
 		return read_from_tree(prefix, argv + i, sha1,
-				quiet ? REFRESH_QUIET : REFRESH_SAY_CHANGED);
+				quiet ? REFRESH_QUIET : REFRESH_IN_PORCELAIN);
 	}
 	if (reset_type == NONE)
 		reset_type = MIXED; /* by default */
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ int cmd_reset(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		break;
 	case MIXED: /* Report what has not been updated. */
 		update_index_refresh(0, NULL,
-				quiet ? REFRESH_QUIET : REFRESH_SAY_CHANGED);
+				quiet ? REFRESH_QUIET : REFRESH_IN_PORCELAIN);
 		break;
 	}
 
diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index 9222774e6c..ae0e83ebb6 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ extern int check_path(const char *path, int len, struct stat *st);
 #define REFRESH_QUIET		0x0004	/* be quiet about it */
 #define REFRESH_IGNORE_MISSING	0x0008	/* ignore non-existent */
 #define REFRESH_IGNORE_SUBMODULES	0x0010	/* ignore submodules */
-#define REFRESH_SAY_CHANGED	0x0020	/* say "changed" not "needs update" */
+#define REFRESH_IN_PORCELAIN	0x0020	/* user friendly output, not "needs update" */
 extern int refresh_index(struct index_state *, unsigned int flags, const char **pathspec, char *seen);
 
 struct lock_file {
diff --git a/read-cache.c b/read-cache.c
index 4e3e272ee4..f1aff81f68 100644
--- a/read-cache.c
+++ b/read-cache.c
@@ -1077,7 +1077,7 @@ int refresh_index(struct index_state *istate, unsigned int flags, const char **p
 	unsigned int options = really ? CE_MATCH_IGNORE_VALID : 0;
 	const char *needs_update_message;
 
-	needs_update_message = ((flags & REFRESH_SAY_CHANGED)
+	needs_update_message = ((flags & REFRESH_IN_PORCELAIN)
 				? "locally modified" : "needs update");
 	for (i = 0; i < istate->cache_nr; i++) {
 		struct cache_entry *ce, *new;