diff --git a/basis/debugger/debugger.factor b/basis/debugger/debugger.factor
index 9abd5a9033..d8ebd5bbf9 100644
--- a/basis/debugger/debugger.factor
+++ b/basis/debugger/debugger.factor
@@ -126,14 +126,14 @@ HOOK: signal-error. os ( obj -- )
 : primitive-error. ( error -- ) 
     "Unimplemented primitive" print drop ;
 
-PREDICATE: kernel-error < array
+PREDICATE: vm-error < array
     {
         { [ dup empty? ] [ drop f ] }
         { [ dup first "kernel-error" = not ] [ drop f ] }
         [ second 0 15 between? ]
     } cond ;
 
-: kernel-errors ( error -- n errors )
+: vm-errors ( error -- n errors )
     second {
         { 0  [ expired-error.          ] }
         { 1  [ io-error.               ] }
@@ -153,9 +153,11 @@ PREDICATE: kernel-error < array
         { 15 [ memory-error.           ] }
     } ; inline
 
-M: kernel-error error. dup kernel-errors case ;
+M: vm-error summary drop "VM error" ;
 
-M: kernel-error error-help kernel-errors at first ;
+M: vm-error error. dup vm-errors case ;
+
+M: vm-error error-help vm-errors at first ;
 
 M: no-method summary
     drop "No suitable method" ;