diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Buffers/ConfigurableArrayPool.cs b/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Buffers/ConfigurableArrayPool.cs
index 13fa4a8d18835..b8206edb7a09f 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Buffers/ConfigurableArrayPool.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Buffers/ConfigurableArrayPool.cs
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ public override void Return(T[] array, bool clearArray = false)
                 log.BufferReturned(bufferId, array.Length, Id);
                 if (!haveBucket)
                 {
-                    log.BufferDropped(bufferId, array.Length, Id, ArrayPoolEventSource.NoBucketId, ArrayPoolEventSource.BufferDroppedReason.Full);
+                    log.BufferDropped(bufferId, array.Length, Id, ArrayPoolEventSource.NoBucketId, ArrayPoolEventSource.BufferDroppedReason.OverMaximumSize);
                 }
             }
         }