diff --git a/lib/isc/netmgr/netmgr-int.h b/lib/isc/netmgr/netmgr-int.h
index 6f4d1ff3e7..362fd30987 100644
--- a/lib/isc/netmgr/netmgr-int.h
+++ b/lib/isc/netmgr/netmgr-int.h
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ struct isc_nmsocket {
 	isc_nmsocket_t *children;
 	int nchildren;
 	isc_nmiface_t *iface;
-	isc_nmhandle_t *tcphandle;
+	isc_nmhandle_t *statichandle;
 	isc_nmhandle_t *outerhandle;
 
 	/*% Extra data allocated at the end of each isc_nmhandle_t */
diff --git a/lib/isc/netmgr/netmgr.c b/lib/isc/netmgr/netmgr.c
index bb10557e9c..c4a6a3aa3c 100644
--- a/lib/isc/netmgr/netmgr.c
+++ b/lib/isc/netmgr/netmgr.c
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ nmsocket_cleanup(isc_nmsocket_t *sock, bool dofree) {
 		isc__nm_decstats(sock->mgr, sock->statsindex[STATID_ACTIVE]);
 	}
 
-	sock->tcphandle = NULL;
+	sock->statichandle = NULL;
 
 	if (sock->outerhandle != NULL) {
 		isc_nmhandle_unref(sock->outerhandle);
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ nmsocket_maybe_destroy(isc_nmsocket_t *sock) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (active_handles == 0 || sock->tcphandle != NULL) {
+	if (active_handles == 0 || sock->statichandle != NULL) {
 		destroy = true;
 	}
 
@@ -1100,8 +1100,8 @@ isc__nmhandle_get(isc_nmsocket_t *sock, isc_sockaddr_t *peer,
 	UNLOCK(&sock->lock);
 
 	if (sock->type == isc_nm_tcpsocket) {
-		INSIST(sock->tcphandle == NULL);
-		sock->tcphandle = handle;
+		INSIST(sock->statichandle == NULL);
+		sock->statichandle = handle;
 	}
 
 	return (handle);
diff --git a/lib/isc/netmgr/tcp.c b/lib/isc/netmgr/tcp.c
index 73b8b1fa0b..d5f0b30da6 100644
--- a/lib/isc/netmgr/tcp.c
+++ b/lib/isc/netmgr/tcp.c
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ readtimeout_cb(uv_timer_t *handle) {
 		isc_quota_detach(&sock->quota);
 	}
 	if (sock->rcb.recv != NULL) {
-		sock->rcb.recv(sock->tcphandle, ISC_R_TIMEDOUT, NULL,
+		sock->rcb.recv(sock->statichandle, ISC_R_TIMEDOUT, NULL,
 			       sock->rcbarg);
 		isc__nmsocket_clearcb(sock);
 	}
@@ -766,8 +766,8 @@ read_cb(uv_stream_t *stream, ssize_t nread, const uv_buf_t *buf) {
 					.length = nread };
 
 		if (sock->rcb.recv != NULL) {
-			sock->rcb.recv(sock->tcphandle, ISC_R_SUCCESS, &region,
-				       sock->rcbarg);
+			sock->rcb.recv(sock->statichandle, ISC_R_SUCCESS,
+				       &region, sock->rcbarg);
 		}
 
 		sock->read_timeout = (atomic_load(&sock->keepalive)
@@ -792,7 +792,8 @@ read_cb(uv_stream_t *stream, ssize_t nread, const uv_buf_t *buf) {
 	 */
 	if (sock->rcb.recv != NULL) {
 		isc__nm_incstats(sock->mgr, sock->statsindex[STATID_RECVFAIL]);
-		sock->rcb.recv(sock->tcphandle, ISC_R_EOF, NULL, sock->rcbarg);
+		sock->rcb.recv(sock->statichandle, ISC_R_EOF, NULL,
+			       sock->rcbarg);
 		isc__nmsocket_clearcb(sock);
 	}
 
@@ -1125,10 +1126,10 @@ void
 isc__nm_tcp_shutdown(isc_nmsocket_t *sock) {
 	REQUIRE(VALID_NMSOCK(sock));
 
-	if (sock->type == isc_nm_tcpsocket && sock->tcphandle != NULL &&
+	if (sock->type == isc_nm_tcpsocket && sock->statichandle != NULL &&
 	    sock->rcb.recv != NULL)
 	{
-		sock->rcb.recv(sock->tcphandle, ISC_R_CANCELED, NULL,
+		sock->rcb.recv(sock->statichandle, ISC_R_CANCELED, NULL,
 			       sock->rcbarg);
 		isc__nmsocket_clearcb(sock);
 	}
@@ -1138,10 +1139,10 @@ void
 isc__nm_tcp_cancelread(isc_nmsocket_t *sock) {
 	REQUIRE(VALID_NMSOCK(sock));
 
-	if (sock->type == isc_nm_tcpsocket && sock->tcphandle != NULL &&
+	if (sock->type == isc_nm_tcpsocket && sock->statichandle != NULL &&
 	    sock->rcb.recv != NULL)
 	{
-		sock->rcb.recv(sock->tcphandle, ISC_R_CANCELED, NULL,
+		sock->rcb.recv(sock->statichandle, ISC_R_CANCELED, NULL,
 			       sock->rcbarg);
 		isc__nmsocket_clearcb(sock);
 	}