diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 31bf172669..0fc4c786d3 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-Thu Apr 14 22:47:54 2011  Nobuyoshi Nakada  <nobu@ruby-lang.org>
+Thu Apr 14 22:47:58 2011  Nobuyoshi Nakada  <nobu@ruby-lang.org>
+
+	* lib/test/unit.rb (Test::Unit::Runner::Worker#died): rename using a
+	  verb.
 
 	* lib/test/unit.rb (Test::Unit::Runner#_run_parallel): check if worker
 	  is signaled and use its exit status.
diff --git a/lib/test/unit.rb b/lib/test/unit.rb
index 6db79213a3..3ea9e7ba6a 100644
--- a/lib/test/unit.rb
+++ b/lib/test/unit.rb
@@ -260,10 +260,10 @@ module Test
             puts "run #{task} #{type}"
             @status = :prepare
           rescue Errno::EPIPE
-            dead
+            died
           rescue IOError
             raise unless ["stream closed","closed stream"].include? $!.message
-            dead
+            died
           end
         end
 
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ module Test
           self
         end
 
-        def dead(*additional)
+        def died(*additional)
           @status = :quit
           @io.close
 
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ module Test
               next unless w
               unless w.status == :quit
                 # Worker down
-                w.dead(nil, !stat.signaled? && stat.exitstatus)
+                w.died(nil, !stat.signaled? && stat.exitstatus)
               end
             end
           end