diff --git a/lib/internal/util.js b/lib/internal/util.js
index a31f22e6e9f186..c49dbe93dae52c 100644
--- a/lib/internal/util.js
+++ b/lib/internal/util.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 
-const prefix = '(node) ';
+const prefix = `(${process.release.name}:${process.pid}) `;
 
 // All the internal deprecations have to use this function only, as this will
 // prepend the prefix to the actual message.
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-deprecation-flags.js b/test/sequential/test-deprecation-flags.js
index a243cc44f29dd7..543e36846618fb 100644
--- a/test/sequential/test-deprecation-flags.js
+++ b/test/sequential/test-deprecation-flags.js
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ execFile(node, normal, function(er, stdout, stderr) {
   console.error('normal: show deprecation warning');
   assert.equal(er, null);
   assert.equal(stdout, '');
-  assert.equal(stderr, '(node) util.debug is deprecated. Use console.error ' +
-                       'instead.\nDEBUG: This is deprecated\n');
+  assert(/util\.debug is deprecated/.test(stderr));
   console.log('normal ok');
 });