diff --git a/lib/adapters/http.js b/lib/adapters/http.js
index d465851..70cb5cf 100755
--- a/lib/adapters/http.js
+++ b/lib/adapters/http.js
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ export default isHttpAdapterSupported && function httpAdapter(config) {
           }
 
           const err = new AxiosError(
-            'maxContentLength size of ' + config.maxContentLength + ' exceeded',
+            'stream has been aborted',
             AxiosError.ERR_BAD_RESPONSE,
             config,
             lastRequest
diff --git a/test/unit/adapters/http.js b/test/unit/adapters/http.js
index 32889ba..6d80ad6 100644
--- a/test/unit/adapters/http.js
+++ b/test/unit/adapters/http.js
@@ -1642,7 +1642,7 @@ describe('supports http with nodejs', function () {
         assert.strictEqual(success, false, 'request should not succeed');
         assert.strictEqual(failure, true, 'request should fail');
         assert.strictEqual(error.code, 'ERR_BAD_RESPONSE');
-        assert.strictEqual(error.message, 'maxContentLength size of -1 exceeded');
+        assert.strictEqual(error.message, 'stream has been aborted');
         done();
       }).catch(done);
     });