diff --git a/NEWS.txt b/NEWS.txt
index a39f443196..6abae2642b 100644
--- a/NEWS.txt
+++ b/NEWS.txt
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ Configuraton
 JMX
 ---
     - StreamingService moved from o.a.c.streaming to o.a.c.service
+    - GMFD renamed to GOSSIP_STAGE
 
 Thrift API
 ----------
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/concurrent/StageManager.java b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/concurrent/StageManager.java
index fe383c21ba..db1de3e6b8 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/concurrent/StageManager.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/concurrent/StageManager.java
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public class StageManager
         stages.put(RESPONSE_STAGE, multiThreadedStage(RESPONSE_STAGE, Math.max(2, Runtime.getRuntime().availableProcessors())));
         // the rest are all single-threaded
         stages.put(STREAM_STAGE, new JMXEnabledThreadPoolExecutor(STREAM_STAGE));
-        stages.put(GOSSIP_STAGE, new JMXEnabledThreadPoolExecutor("GMFD"));
+        stages.put(GOSSIP_STAGE, new JMXEnabledThreadPoolExecutor("GOSSIP_STAGE"));
         stages.put(AE_SERVICE_STAGE, new JMXEnabledThreadPoolExecutor(AE_SERVICE_STAGE));
         stages.put(LOADBALANCE_STAGE, new JMXEnabledThreadPoolExecutor(LOADBALANCE_STAGE));
         stages.put(MIGRATION_STAGE, new JMXEnabledThreadPoolExecutor(MIGRATION_STAGE));