diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/executor/EventHandler.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/executor/EventHandler.java
index d5deaa9d0b2..271764fd36e 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/executor/EventHandler.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/executor/EventHandler.java
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ public abstract class EventHandler implements Runnable, Comparable<Runnable> {
 
     // Messages originating from Master to RS
     M_RS_OPEN_REGION          (20, ExecutorType.RS_OPEN_REGION),  // Master asking RS to open a region
-    M_RS_OPEN_ROOT            (21, ExecutorType.RS_OPEN_REGION),  // Master asking RS to open root
+    M_RS_OPEN_ROOT            (21, ExecutorType.RS_OPEN_ROOT),  // Master asking RS to open root
     M_RS_OPEN_META            (22, ExecutorType.RS_OPEN_META),  // Master asking RS to open meta
     M_RS_CLOSE_REGION         (23, ExecutorType.RS_CLOSE_REGION),  // Master asking RS to close a region
     M_RS_CLOSE_ROOT           (24, ExecutorType.RS_CLOSE_ROOT),  // Master asking RS to close root