diff --git a/doc/configuration.txt b/doc/configuration.txt
index 6a820b3c8..5c860b802 100644
--- a/doc/configuration.txt
+++ b/doc/configuration.txt
@@ -9033,8 +9033,8 @@ no option logasap
              logging.
 
 
-option dontloglegacyconnerr
-no option dontloglegacyconnerr
+option log-error-via-logformat
+no option log-error-via-logformat
   Enable or disable dedicated connection error logging.
   May be used in sections :   defaults | frontend | listen | backend
                                  yes   |    yes   |   yes  |   no
@@ -21001,7 +21001,7 @@ protocol header, HAProxy will log the event using a shorter, fixed line format.
 By default, logs are emitted at the LOG_INFO level, unless the option
 "log-separate-errors" is set in the backend, in which case the LOG_ERR level
 will be used. Connections on which no data are exchanged (e.g. probes) are not
-logged if the "dontlognull" option is set. If the "dontloglegacyconnerr" option
+logged if the "dontlognull" option is set. If the "log-error-via-logformat" option
 is set, those messages are not emitted and a line following the configured
 log-format is emitted instead.
 
diff --git a/include/haproxy/proxy-t.h b/include/haproxy/proxy-t.h
index 47571e895..f2a3e7d0b 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/proxy-t.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/proxy-t.h
@@ -95,8 +95,7 @@ enum PR_SRV_STATE_FILE {
 #define PR_O_FF_ALWAYS  0x00002000      /* always set x-forwarded-for */
 #define PR_O_PERSIST    0x00004000      /* server persistence stays effective even when server is down */
 #define PR_O_LOGASAP    0x00008000      /* log as soon as possible, without waiting for the stream to complete */
-#define PR_O_NOLGCYCONNERR 0x00010000   /* log a dedicated error log message in case of connection failure instead of the legacy connection error message */
-
+#define PR_O_ERR_LOGFMT 0x00010000      /* use log-format for connection error message */
 #define PR_O_CHK_CACHE  0x00020000      /* require examination of cacheability of the 'set-cookie' field */
 #define PR_O_TCP_CLI_KA 0x00040000      /* enable TCP keep-alive on client-side streams */
 #define PR_O_TCP_SRV_KA 0x00080000      /* enable TCP keep-alive on server-side streams */
diff --git a/reg-tests/ssl/ssl_errors.vtc b/reg-tests/ssl/ssl_errors.vtc
index b131dc646..f13824915 100644
--- a/reg-tests/ssl/ssl_errors.vtc
+++ b/reg-tests/ssl/ssl_errors.vtc
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # This reg-test checks that the connection and SSL sample fetches related to
 # errors are functioning properly. It also tests the proper behaviour of the
-# default HTTPS log format and of the dontloglegacyconnerr option which enables
+# default HTTPS log format and of the log-error-via-logformat option which enables
 # or disables the output of a special error message in case of connection
 # failure (otherwise a line following the configured log-format is output).
 #
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 # syslog messages arrive in the right order.
 #
 # In order to ensure that the log line raised in case of connection error if
-# the dontloglegacyconnerr option is disabled still follows the
+# the log-error-via-logformat option is disabled still follows the
 # log-separate-error option, the log lines raised by the https_fmt_lst listener
 # will be sent to two separate syslog servers.
 #
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ haproxy h1 -conf {
 
     listen cust_logfmt_ssl_lst
         log ${Slg_cust_fmt_addr}:${Slg_cust_fmt_port} local0
-	option dontloglegacyconnerr
+	option log-error-via-logformat
         mode http
         log-format "conn_status:\"%[fc_conn_err]:%[fc_conn_err_str]\" hsk_err:\"%[ssl_fc_hsk_err]:%[ssl_fc_hsk_err_str]\""
         bind "${tmpdir}/cust_logfmt_ssl.sock" ssl crt ${testdir}/set_cafile_server.pem ca-verify-file ${testdir}/set_cafile_rootCA.crt ca-file ${testdir}/set_cafile_interCA1.crt verify required ciphersuites "TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384"
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ haproxy h1 -conf {
     listen https_logfmt_ssl_lst
         log ${Slg_https_fmt_addr}:${Slg_https_fmt_port} local0 info
         log ${Slg_https_fmt_err_addr}:${Slg_https_fmt_err_port} local0 err info
-	option dontloglegacyconnerr
+	option log-error-via-logformat
         option log-separate-errors
         mode http
         option httpslog
diff --git a/src/proxy.c b/src/proxy.c
index 63546d2d3..245c22b9e 100644
--- a/src/proxy.c
+++ b/src/proxy.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ const struct cfg_opt cfg_opts[] =
 	{ "http-ignore-probes", PR_O_IGNORE_PRB, PR_CAP_FE, 0, PR_MODE_HTTP },
 	{ "prefer-last-server", PR_O_PREF_LAST,  PR_CAP_BE, 0, PR_MODE_HTTP },
 	{ "logasap",      PR_O_LOGASAP,    PR_CAP_FE, 0, 0 },
-	{ "dontloglegacyconnerr", PR_O_NOLGCYCONNERR, PR_CAP_FE, 0, 0 },
+	{ "log-error-via-logformat", PR_O_ERR_LOGFMT, PR_CAP_FE, 0, 0 },
 	{ "nolinger",     PR_O_TCP_NOLING, PR_CAP_FE | PR_CAP_BE, 0, 0 },
 	{ "persist",      PR_O_PERSIST,    PR_CAP_BE, 0, 0 },
 	{ "srvtcpka",     PR_O_TCP_SRV_KA, PR_CAP_BE, 0, 0 },
diff --git a/src/session.c b/src/session.c
index 8b830639f..92d03eaed 100644
--- a/src/session.c
+++ b/src/session.c
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ static void session_kill_embryonic(struct session *sess, unsigned int state)
 				conn->err_code = CO_ER_SSL_TIMEOUT;
 		}
 
-		if (sess->fe->options & PR_O_NOLGCYCONNERR) {
+		if (sess->fe->options & PR_O_ERR_LOGFMT) {
 			/* Display a log line following the configured log-format. */
 			sess_log(sess);
 		}