diff --git a/src/ca/tcpiiu.cpp b/src/ca/tcpiiu.cpp
index db63ce2af..cc546ee53 100644
--- a/src/ca/tcpiiu.cpp
+++ b/src/ca/tcpiiu.cpp
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ void tcpiiu::initiateAbortShutdown ( epicsGuard < callbackMutex > & cbGuard, //
                 }
             }
             break;
-        case esscimqi_socketSigurgRequired:
+        case esscimqi_socketSigAlarmRequired:
             this->recvThread.interruptSocketRecv ();
             this->sendThread.interruptSocketSend ();
             break;
diff --git a/src/libCom/osi/os/posix/systemCallIntMech.cpp b/src/libCom/osi/os/posix/systemCallIntMech.cpp
index a02fe8112..1fe5f6559 100644
--- a/src/libCom/osi/os/posix/systemCallIntMech.cpp
+++ b/src/libCom/osi/os/posix/systemCallIntMech.cpp
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@
 enum epicsSocketSystemCallInterruptMechanismQueryInfo 
         epicsSocketSystemCallInterruptMechanismQuery ()
 {
-    return esscimqi_socketSigurgRequired;
+    return esscimqi_socketSigAlarmRequired;
 }
diff --git a/src/libCom/osi/osiSock.h b/src/libCom/osi/osiSock.h
index 35a52f3f6..38eae3775 100644
--- a/src/libCom/osi/osiSock.h
+++ b/src/libCom/osi/osiSock.h
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ epicsShareFunc osiSockAddr epicsShareAPI osiLocalAddr (SOCKET socket);
 enum epicsSocketSystemCallInterruptMechanismQueryInfo { 
     esscimqi_socketCloseRequired, 
     esscimqi_socketBothShutdownRequired,
-    esscimqi_socketSigurgRequired,
+    esscimqi_socketSigAlarmRequired,
     esscimqi_shuechanismImplemenedHerein
 };
 epicsShareFunc enum epicsSocketSystemCallInterruptMechanismQueryInfo