diff --git a/libcontainer/error.go b/libcontainer/error.go
index 378ef4694..b50aaae84 100644
--- a/libcontainer/error.go
+++ b/libcontainer/error.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const (
 	ContainerNotPaused
 
 	// Process errors
-	ProcessNotExecuted
+	NoProcessOps
 
 	// Common errors
 	ConfigInvalid
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ func (c ErrorCode) String() string {
 		return "Console exists for process"
 	case ContainerNotPaused:
 		return "Container is not paused"
+	case NoProcessOps:
+		return "No process operations"
 	default:
 		return "Unknown error"
 	}
diff --git a/libcontainer/process.go b/libcontainer/process.go
index 9661df80a..8b4c558bd 100644
--- a/libcontainer/process.go
+++ b/libcontainer/process.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ type Process struct {
 // Wait releases any resources associated with the Process
 func (p Process) Wait() (*os.ProcessState, error) {
 	if p.ops == nil {
-		return nil, newGenericError(fmt.Errorf("invalid process"), ProcessNotExecuted)
+		return nil, newGenericError(fmt.Errorf("invalid process"), NoProcessOps)
 	}
 	return p.ops.wait()
 }
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func (p Process) Pid() (int, error) {
 	// math.MinInt32 is returned here, because it's invalid value
 	// for the kill() system call.
 	if p.ops == nil {
-		return math.MinInt32, newGenericError(fmt.Errorf("invalid process"), ProcessNotExecuted)
+		return math.MinInt32, newGenericError(fmt.Errorf("invalid process"), NoProcessOps)
 	}
 	return p.ops.pid(), nil
 }
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func (p Process) Pid() (int, error) {
 // Signal sends a signal to the Process.
 func (p Process) Signal(sig os.Signal) error {
 	if p.ops == nil {
-		return newGenericError(fmt.Errorf("invalid process"), ProcessNotExecuted)
+		return newGenericError(fmt.Errorf("invalid process"), NoProcessOps)
 	}
 	return p.ops.signal(sig)
 }