diff --git a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
index 8e006097a64c658f0c0115967dad78e2605695f6..740f089ccdb9887587b148673b044225a7183aaf 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/error/elog.c
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ errstart(int elevel, const char *filename, int lineno,
 	output_to_server = is_log_level_output(elevel, log_min_messages);
 
 	/* Determine whether message is enabled for client output */
-	if (whereToSendOutput == DestRemote && elevel != COMMERROR)
+	if (whereToSendOutput == DestRemote && elevel != LOG_SERVER_ONLY)
 	{
 		/*
 		 * client_min_messages is honored only after we complete the
@@ -2086,7 +2086,7 @@ write_eventlog(int level, const char *line, int len)
 		case DEBUG2:
 		case DEBUG1:
 		case LOG:
-		case COMMERROR:
+		case LOG_SERVER_ONLY:
 		case INFO:
 		case NOTICE:
 			eventlevel = EVENTLOG_INFORMATION_TYPE;
@@ -2965,7 +2965,7 @@ send_message_to_server_log(ErrorData *edata)
 				syslog_level = LOG_DEBUG;
 				break;
 			case LOG:
-			case COMMERROR:
+			case LOG_SERVER_ONLY:
 			case INFO:
 				syslog_level = LOG_INFO;
 				break;
@@ -3595,7 +3595,7 @@ error_severity(int elevel)
 			prefix = _("DEBUG");
 			break;
 		case LOG:
-		case COMMERROR:
+		case LOG_SERVER_ONLY:
 			prefix = _("LOG");
 			break;
 		case INFO:
@@ -3699,7 +3699,7 @@ write_stderr(const char *fmt,...)
 static bool
 is_log_level_output(int elevel, int log_min_level)
 {
-	if (elevel == LOG || elevel == COMMERROR)
+	if (elevel == LOG || elevel == LOG_SERVER_ONLY)
 	{
 		if (log_min_level == LOG || log_min_level <= ERROR)
 			return true;
diff --git a/src/include/utils/elog.h b/src/include/utils/elog.h
index 901651ff5e9aa7ba25d2bd0cd4fd1a7af5613764..7471dadd4b662b8ac6729d42d992ca7da283bfe9 100644
--- a/src/include/utils/elog.h
+++ b/src/include/utils/elog.h
@@ -25,9 +25,11 @@
 #define DEBUG1		14			/* used by GUC debug_* variables */
 #define LOG			15			/* Server operational messages; sent only to
 								 * server log by default. */
-#define COMMERROR	16			/* Client communication problems; same as LOG
-								 * for server reporting, but never sent to
-								 * client. */
+#define LOG_SERVER_ONLY 16		/* Same as LOG for server reporting, but never
+								 * sent to client. */
+#define COMMERROR	LOG_SERVER_ONLY		/* Client communication problems; same
+										 * as LOG for server reporting, but
+										 * never sent to client. */
 #define INFO		17			/* Messages specifically requested by user (eg
 								 * VACUUM VERBOSE output); always sent to
 								 * client regardless of client_min_messages,
@@ -354,7 +356,7 @@ typedef struct ErrorData
 	char	   *detail_log;		/* detail error message for server log only */
 	char	   *hint;			/* hint message */
 	char	   *context;		/* context message */
-	const char *message_id;		/* message id of .message (original English text) */
+	const char *message_id;		/* primary message's id (original string) */
 	char	   *schema_name;	/* name of schema */
 	char	   *table_name;		/* name of table */
 	char	   *column_name;	/* name of column */