diff --git a/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/HttpConnection.java b/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/HttpConnection.java
index c2398404c2d..0578e83d461 100644
--- a/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/HttpConnection.java
+++ b/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/HttpConnection.java
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ public class HttpConnection extends AbstractConnection implements Runnable, Http
                     case HEADER_OVERFLOW:
                     {
                         if (_header.capacity() >= _config.getResponseHeaderSize())
-                            throw new BadMessageException(INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR_500, "Response header too large");
+                            throw new BadMessageException(HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR_500, "Response header too large");
                         releaseHeader();
                         _header = _bufferPool.acquire(_config.getResponseHeaderSize(), useDirectByteBuffers);
                         continue;