diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/remoteinterface/RemoteInterface.scala b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/remoteinterface/RemoteInterface.scala
index b56ed67277..185f0d2799 100644
--- a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/remoteinterface/RemoteInterface.scala
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/remoteinterface/RemoteInterface.scala
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class RemoteClientException private[akka] (
 /**
  * Returned when a remote exception sent over the wire cannot be loaded and instantiated
  */
-case class UnknownRemoteException private[akka] (cause: Throwable, originalClassName: String, originalMessage: String)
+case class CannotInstantiateRemoteExceptionDueToRemoteProtocolParsingErrorException private[akka] (cause: Throwable, originalClassName: String, originalMessage: String)
   extends AkkaException("\nParsingError[%s]\nOriginalException[%s]\nOriginalMessage[%s]"
                         .format(cause.toString, originalClassName, originalMessage)) {
   override def printStackTrace                           = cause.printStackTrace
diff --git a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/netty/NettyRemoteSupport.scala b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/netty/NettyRemoteSupport.scala
index f3f14ca5e1..8cc45221cb 100644
--- a/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/netty/NettyRemoteSupport.scala
+++ b/akka-remote/src/main/scala/akka/remote/netty/NettyRemoteSupport.scala
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ class ActiveRemoteClientHandler(
     } catch {
       case problem: Throwable =>
         EventHandler.error(problem, this, problem.getMessage)
-        UnknownRemoteException(problem, classname, exception.getMessage)
+        CannotInstantiateRemoteExceptionDueToRemoteProtocolParsingErrorException(problem, classname, exception.getMessage)
     }
   }
 }