diff --git a/debuggerd/crash_dump.cpp b/debuggerd/crash_dump.cpp
index c8612bf..ae2cd0a 100644
--- a/debuggerd/crash_dump.cpp
+++ b/debuggerd/crash_dump.cpp
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@
 
   // There appears to be a bug in the kernel where our death causes SIGHUP to
   // be sent to our process group if we exit while it has stopped jobs (e.g.
-  // because of wait_for_gdb). Use setsid to create a new process group to
+  // because of wait_for_debugger). Use setsid to create a new process group to
   // avoid hitting this.
   setsid();
 
@@ -548,15 +548,17 @@
   fork_exit_write.reset();
 
   // Defer the message until later, for readability.
-  bool wait_for_gdb = android::base::GetBoolProperty("debug.debuggerd.wait_for_gdb", false);
+  bool wait_for_debugger = android::base::GetBoolProperty(
+      "debug.debuggerd.wait_for_debugger",
+      android::base::GetBoolProperty("debug.debuggerd.wait_for_gdb", false));
   if (siginfo.si_signo == BIONIC_SIGNAL_DEBUGGER) {
-    wait_for_gdb = false;
+    wait_for_debugger = false;
   }
 
   // Detach from all of our attached threads before resuming.
   for (const auto& [tid, thread] : thread_info) {
     int resume_signal = thread.signo == BIONIC_SIGNAL_DEBUGGER ? 0 : thread.signo;
-    if (wait_for_gdb) {
+    if (wait_for_debugger) {
       resume_signal = 0;
       if (tgkill(target_process, tid, SIGSTOP) != 0) {
         PLOG(WARNING) << "failed to send SIGSTOP to " << tid;
@@ -641,12 +643,12 @@
     }
   }
 
-  if (wait_for_gdb) {
+  if (wait_for_debugger) {
     // Use ALOGI to line up with output from engrave_tombstone.
     ALOGI(
         "***********************************************************\n"
         "* Process %d has been suspended while crashing.\n"
-        "* To attach gdbserver and start gdb, run this on the host:\n"
+        "* To attach the debugger, run this on the host:\n"
         "*\n"
         "*     gdbclient.py -p %d\n"
         "*\n"
diff --git a/debuggerd/debuggerd_test.cpp b/debuggerd/debuggerd_test.cpp
index ab95768..de37a5b 100644
--- a/debuggerd/debuggerd_test.cpp
+++ b/debuggerd/debuggerd_test.cpp
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 #define ARCH_SUFFIX ""
 #endif
 
-constexpr char kWaitForGdbKey[] = "debug.debuggerd.wait_for_gdb";
+constexpr char kWaitForDebuggerKey[] = "debug.debuggerd.wait_for_debugger";
 
 #define TIMEOUT(seconds, expr)                                     \
   [&]() {                                                          \
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
 class CrasherTest : public ::testing::Test {
  public:
   pid_t crasher_pid = -1;
-  bool previous_wait_for_gdb;
+  bool previous_wait_for_debugger;
   unique_fd crasher_pipe;
   unique_fd intercept_fd;
 
@@ -178,8 +178,13 @@
 };
 
 CrasherTest::CrasherTest() {
-  previous_wait_for_gdb = android::base::GetBoolProperty(kWaitForGdbKey, false);
-  android::base::SetProperty(kWaitForGdbKey, "0");
+  previous_wait_for_debugger = android::base::GetBoolProperty(kWaitForDebuggerKey, false);
+  android::base::SetProperty(kWaitForDebuggerKey, "0");
+
+  // Clear the old property too, just in case someone's been using it
+  // on this device. (We only document the new name, but we still support
+  // the old name so we don't break anyone's existing setups.)
+  android::base::SetProperty("debug.debuggerd.wait_for_gdb", "0");
 }
 
 CrasherTest::~CrasherTest() {
@@ -189,7 +194,7 @@
     TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(waitpid(crasher_pid, &status, WUNTRACED));
   }
 
-  android::base::SetProperty(kWaitForGdbKey, previous_wait_for_gdb ? "1" : "0");
+  android::base::SetProperty(kWaitForDebuggerKey, previous_wait_for_debugger ? "1" : "0");
 }
 
 void CrasherTest::StartIntercept(unique_fd* output_fd, DebuggerdDumpType intercept_type) {
@@ -734,9 +739,9 @@
   AssertDeath(SIGABRT);
 }
 
-TEST_F(CrasherTest, wait_for_gdb) {
-  if (!android::base::SetProperty(kWaitForGdbKey, "1")) {
-    FAIL() << "failed to enable wait_for_gdb";
+TEST_F(CrasherTest, wait_for_debugger) {
+  if (!android::base::SetProperty(kWaitForDebuggerKey, "1")) {
+    FAIL() << "failed to enable wait_for_debugger";
   }
   sleep(1);
 
diff --git a/debuggerd/handler/debuggerd_handler.cpp b/debuggerd/handler/debuggerd_handler.cpp
index ca809e4..b607397 100644
--- a/debuggerd/handler/debuggerd_handler.cpp
+++ b/debuggerd/handler/debuggerd_handler.cpp
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@
 
     // There appears to be a bug in the kernel where our death causes SIGHUP to
     // be sent to our process group if we exit while it has stopped jobs (e.g.
-    // because of wait_for_gdb). Use setsid to create a new process group to
+    // because of wait_for_debugger). Use setsid to create a new process group to
     // avoid hitting this.
     setsid();
 
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@
     // starting to dump right before our death.
     pthread_mutex_unlock(&crash_mutex);
   } else {
-    // Resend the signal, so that either gdb or the parent's waitpid sees it.
+    // Resend the signal, so that either the debugger or the parent's waitpid sees it.
     resend_signal(info);
   }
 }