diff --git a/zdump/opts.c b/zdump/opts.c
index f1d3033d..f3ed219f 100644
--- a/zdump/opts.c
+++ b/zdump/opts.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ const char *OPTS_SELECT_ALL	= "all";
 static void init_defaults(struct options *opts)
 {
 	opts->prog_name = "zgetdump";
-	opts->action = ZG_ACTION_STDOUT;
+	opts->action = ZG_ACTION_COPY;
 #ifdef __s390x__
 	opts->fmt = "elf";
 #else
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ static void verify_opts(struct options *opts)
 {
 	if (opts->select_specified) {
 		if (opts->action != ZG_ACTION_MOUNT &&
-		    opts->action != ZG_ACTION_STDOUT &&
+		    opts->action != ZG_ACTION_COPY &&
 		    opts->action != ZG_ACTION_DUMP_INFO)
 			ERR_EXIT("The \"--select\" option can only be "
 				 "specified for info, mount, or copy");
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ static void parse_pos_args(struct options *opts, char *argv[], int argc)
 	int pos_args = argc - optind;
 
 	switch (opts->action) {
-	case ZG_ACTION_STDOUT:
+	case ZG_ACTION_COPY:
 	case ZG_ACTION_DUMP_INFO:
 	case ZG_ACTION_DEVICE_INFO:
 		if (pos_args == 0)
diff --git a/zdump/zg.h b/zdump/zg.h
index efde05bc..93f66f1b 100644
--- a/zdump/zg.h
+++ b/zdump/zg.h
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ extern enum zg_type zg_type(struct zg_fh *zg_fh);
  * zgetdump actions
  */
 enum zg_action {
-	ZG_ACTION_STDOUT,
+	ZG_ACTION_COPY,
 	ZG_ACTION_DUMP_INFO,
 	ZG_ACTION_DEVICE_INFO,
 	ZG_ACTION_MOUNT,
diff --git a/zdump/zgetdump.c b/zdump/zgetdump.c
index bdeff284..c645e5bf 100644
--- a/zdump/zgetdump.c
+++ b/zdump/zgetdump.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ static int do_mount(void)
 /*
  * Run "copy to stdout" action
  */
-static int do_stdout(void)
+static int do_copy(void)
 {
 	int rc;
 
@@ -184,8 +184,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		ERR_EXIT("Invalid target format \"%s\" specified", g.opts.fmt);
 
 	switch (g.opts.action) {
-	case ZG_ACTION_STDOUT:
-		return do_stdout();
+	case ZG_ACTION_COPY:
+		return do_copy();
 	case ZG_ACTION_DUMP_INFO:
 		return do_dump_info();
 	case ZG_ACTION_DEVICE_INFO: