diff --git a/encryption/encryption.cc b/encryption/encryption.cc
index 00cf462a1ff..fa5c16e2d6b 100644
--- a/encryption/encryption.cc
+++ b/encryption/encryption.cc
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ std::string GetOpenSSLErrors() {
 }
 
 namespace {
-const char* const kEncryptionHeaderMagic = "pegsenc";
+const char* const kEncryptionHeaderMagic = "encrypt";
 const int kEncryptionHeaderMagicLength = 7;
 
 uint64_t GetBigEndian64(const unsigned char* src) {