diff --git a/include/net/dropreason-qdisc.h b/include/net/dropreason-qdisc.h
index a167302e79e5..84f19a51382c 100644
--- a/include/net/dropreason-qdisc.h
+++ b/include/net/dropreason-qdisc.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 	FN(OVERLIMIT)			\
 	FN(CONGESTED)			\
 	FN(MAXFLOWS)			\
-	FN(CAKE_FLOOD)			\
+	FN(FLOOD_PROTECTION)		\
 	FN(BAND_LIMIT)		\
 	FN(HORIZON_LIMIT)		\
 	FN(FLOW_LIMIT)			\
@@ -68,11 +68,12 @@ enum qdisc_drop_reason {
 	 */
 	QDISC_DROP_MAXFLOWS,
 	/**
-	 * @QDISC_DROP_CAKE_FLOOD: CAKE qdisc dropped packet due to flood
-	 * protection mechanism (BLUE algorithm). This indicates potential
-	 * DoS/flood attack or unresponsive flow behavior.
+	 * @QDISC_DROP_FLOOD_PROTECTION: packet dropped by flood protection
+	 * mechanism detecting unresponsive flows (potential DoS/flood).
+	 * Used by qdiscs implementing probabilistic drop algorithms like
+	 * BLUE (e.g., CAKE's Cobalt AQM).
 	 */
-	QDISC_DROP_CAKE_FLOOD,
+	QDISC_DROP_FLOOD_PROTECTION,
 	/**
 	 * @QDISC_DROP_BAND_LIMIT: packet dropped because the priority band's
 	 * limit was reached. Used by qdiscs with priority bands that have
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_cake.c b/net/sched/sch_cake.c
index ca00fba7e451..a64d27476231 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_cake.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_cake.c
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ static enum qdisc_drop_reason cobalt_should_drop(struct cobalt_vars *vars,
 	/* Simple BLUE implementation.  Lack of ECN is deliberate. */
 	if (vars->p_drop && reason == QDISC_DROP_UNSPEC &&
 	    get_random_u32() < vars->p_drop)
-		reason = QDISC_DROP_CAKE_FLOOD;
+		reason = QDISC_DROP_FLOOD_PROTECTION;
 
 	/* Overload the drop_next field as an activity timeout */
 	if (!vars->count)