diff --git a/src/redis.c b/src/redis.c
index d375d5bb..670e0ead 100644
--- a/src/redis.c
+++ b/src/redis.c
@@ -2757,7 +2757,7 @@ void loadDataFromDisk(void) {
 void redisOutOfMemoryHandler(size_t allocation_size) {
     redisLog(REDIS_WARNING,"Out Of Memory allocating %zu bytes!",
         allocation_size);
-    redisPanic("OOM");
+    redisPanic("Redis aborting for OUT OF MEMORY");
 }
 
 void redisSetProcTitle(char *title) {