--- pym/repoman/checks.py
+++ pym/repoman/checks.py
@@ -682,8 +682,8 @@
 	error = errors.NO_AS_NEEDED
 
 class PreserveOldLib(LineCheck):
-	"""Check for calls to the preserve_old_lib function."""
-	repoman_check_name = 'upstream.workaround'
+	"""Check for calls to the deprecated preserve_old_lib function."""
+	repoman_check_name = 'ebuild.minorsym'
 	re = re.compile(r'.*preserve_old_lib')
 	error = errors.PRESERVE_OLD_LIB
 
--- pym/repoman/errors.py
+++ pym/repoman/errors.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 DEPRECATED_BINDNOW_FLAGS = 'Deprecated bindnow-flags call on line: %d'
 EAPI_DEFINED_AFTER_INHERIT = 'EAPI defined after inherit on line: %d'
 NO_AS_NEEDED = 'Upstream asneeded linking bug (no-as-needed on line: %d)'
-PRESERVE_OLD_LIB = 'Upstream ABI change workaround on line: %d'
+PRESERVE_OLD_LIB = 'Ebuild calls deprecated preserve_old_lib on line: %d'
 BUILT_WITH_USE = 'built_with_use on line: %d'
 NO_OFFSET_WITH_HELPERS = "Helper function is used with D, ROOT, ED, EROOT or EPREFIX on line :%d"
 SANDBOX_ADDPREDICT = 'Ebuild calls addpredict on line: %d'