diff --git a/eth/dropper.go b/eth/dropper.go
index 736b29912a..3b7d9d1afa 100644
--- a/eth/dropper.go
+++ b/eth/dropper.go
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func (cm *dropper) dropRandomPeer() bool {
 		p := droppable[mrand.Intn(len(droppable))]
 		log.Debug("Dropping random peer", "inbound", p.Inbound(),
 			"id", p.ID(), "duration", common.PrettyDuration(p.Lifetime()), "peercountbefore", len(peers))
-		p.Disconnect(p2p.DiscTooManyPeers)
+		p.Disconnect(p2p.DiscUselessPeer)
 		if p.Inbound() {
 			droppedInbound.Mark(1)
 		} else {