diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/service/DistributedPrimitive.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/service/DistributedPrimitive.java
index 9142bf5..de75e70 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/service/DistributedPrimitive.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/service/DistributedPrimitive.java
@@ -125,7 +125,16 @@
         INACTIVE
     }
 
-    static final long DEFAULT_OPERTATION_TIMEOUT_MILLIS = 5000L;
+    /**
+     * Use {@link #DEFAULT_OPERATION_TIMEOUT_MILLIS} instead.
+     */
+    @Deprecated
+    long DEFAULT_OPERTATION_TIMEOUT_MILLIS = 5000L;
+
+    /**
+     * Default timeout for primitive operations.
+     */
+    long DEFAULT_OPERATION_TIMEOUT_MILLIS = 5000L;
 
     /**
      * Returns the name of this primitive.