diff --git a/debug-tools/binlog-event-blackhole/README.md b/debug-tools/binlog-event-blackhole/README.md
index ff96831179..ec379f5554 100644
--- a/debug-tools/binlog-event-blackhole/README.md
+++ b/debug-tools/binlog-event-blackhole/README.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 When exiting, the result will be output to the log as following
 
 ```log
-[2019/08/12 15:44:19.269 +08:00] [INFO] [main.go:95] ["binlog-event-blackhole exit"] [event-count=35] [byte-count=2360] [duration=705.627314ms] [tps=49.601254522865595] ["speed (byte/s)"=3344.541733541794]
+[2019/08/12 15:44:19.269 +08:00] [INFO] [main.go:95] ["binlog-event-blackhole exit"] [event-count=35] [byte-count=2360] [duration=705.627314ms] [tps=49.601254522865595] ["throughput (byte/s)"=3344.541733541794]
 ```
 
 | Item | Description |
@@ -43,4 +43,4 @@ When exiting, the result will be output to the log as following
 | byte-count | The total bytes have received from the upstream master |
 | duration | The duration has be taken to fetch binlog events |
 | tps | The events have received per second |
-| speed | The speed of fetching binlog event data (bytes/second) |
+| throughput | The throughput of fetching binlog event data (bytes/second) |
diff --git a/debug-tools/binlog-event-blackhole/main.go b/debug-tools/binlog-event-blackhole/main.go
index bfa5db245e..17b726193b 100644
--- a/debug-tools/binlog-event-blackhole/main.go
+++ b/debug-tools/binlog-event-blackhole/main.go
@@ -107,5 +107,5 @@ func main() {
 	speed := float64(byteCount) / duration.Seconds()
 	log.L().Info("binlog-event-blackhole exit",
 		zap.Uint64("event-count", eventCount), zap.Uint64("byte-count", byteCount),
-		zap.Duration("duration", duration), zap.Float64("tps", tps), zap.Float64("speed (byte/s)", speed))
+		zap.Duration("duration", duration), zap.Float64("tps", tps), zap.Float64("throughput (byte/s)", speed))
 }