diff --git a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_app.cc b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_app.cc
index 018ca1f85a36..fea4deda5b1b 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_app.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_app.cc
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ void App::OnSelectCertificate(
 }
 
 void App::OnGpuProcessCrashed(base::TerminationStatus exit_code) {
-  Emit("gpu-crashed");
+  Emit("gpu-process-crashed");
 }
 
 base::FilePath App::GetPath(mate::Arguments* args, const std::string& name) {
diff --git a/docs/api/app.md b/docs/api/app.md
index fd488555a71c..89df0e7bde99 100644
--- a/docs/api/app.md
+++ b/docs/api/app.md
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ app.on('select-certificate', function(event, host, url, list, callback) {
 `event.preventDefault()` prevents from using the first certificate from
 the store.
 
-### Event: 'gpu-crashed'
+### Event: 'gpu-process-crashed'
 
 Emitted when the gpu process is crashed.