diff --git a/doc/api/http.md b/doc/api/http.md
index 3adccd1b127912..21f477304fcdb2 100644
--- a/doc/api/http.md
+++ b/doc/api/http.md
@@ -2404,7 +2404,7 @@ the following events will be emitted in the following order:
 * (connection closed here)
 * `'aborted'` on the `res` object
 * `'error'` on the `res` object with an error with message
-  `'Error: socket hang up'` and code `'ECONNRESET'`.
+  `'Error: aborted'` and code `'ECONNRESET'`.
 * `'close'`
 * `'close'` on the `res` object
 
@@ -2434,7 +2434,7 @@ events will be emitted in the following order:
 * (`req.destroy()` called here)
 * `'aborted'` on the `res` object
 * `'error'` on the `res` object with an error with message
-  `'Error: socket hang up'` and code `'ECONNRESET'`.
+  `'Error: aborted'` and code `'ECONNRESET'`.
 * `'close'`
 * `'close'` on the `res` object
 
@@ -2465,7 +2465,7 @@ events will be emitted in the following order:
 * `'abort'`
 * `'aborted'` on the `res` object
 * `'error'` on the `res` object with an error with message
-  `'Error: socket hang up'` and code `'ECONNRESET'`.
+  `'Error: aborted'` and code `'ECONNRESET'`.
 * `'close'`
 * `'close'` on the `res` object
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http-aborted.js b/test/parallel/test-http-aborted.js
index ff45469e45e3c2..f1a1e8b82bb94e 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http-aborted.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http-aborted.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const assert = require('assert');
     }));
     req.on('error', common.mustCall(function(err) {
       assert.strictEqual(err.code, 'ECONNRESET');
+      assert.strictEqual(err.message, 'aborted');
       server.close();
     }));
     assert.strictEqual(req.aborted, false);
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ const assert = require('assert');
       }));
       res.on('error', common.mustCall((err) => {
         assert.strictEqual(err.code, 'ECONNRESET');
+        assert.strictEqual(err.message, 'aborted');
       }));
       req.abort();
     }));