diff --git a/slurm/slurm_errno.h b/slurm/slurm_errno.h
index 8fcda71be0b89e14d51f3ccb783f091dad9251ae..132e996498b96380eefbcf09c1d011fe28e3f2d0 100644
--- a/slurm/slurm_errno.h
+++ b/slurm/slurm_errno.h
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ enum {
 	/* slurmd error codes */
 	ESLRUMD_PIPE_ERROR_ON_TASK_SPAWN =		4000,
 	ESLURMD_KILL_TASK_FAILED,
+	ESLURMD_KILL_JOB_FAILED,
 	ESLURMD_INVALID_JOB_CREDENTIAL,
 	ESLURMD_CREDENTIAL_EXPIRED,
 	ESLURMD_CREDENTIAL_REVOKED,
diff --git a/src/common/slurm_errno.c b/src/common/slurm_errno.c
index 24055a9987107dcc37e029c776bd1abce7abc4a3..e1427e19b02886c49e4da55832df903078553b8b 100644
--- a/src/common/slurm_errno.c
+++ b/src/common/slurm_errno.c
@@ -180,6 +180,8 @@ static slurm_errtab_t slurm_errtab[] = {
 	  "Pipe error on task spawn"				},
 	{ ESLURMD_KILL_TASK_FAILED, 
 	  "Kill task failed"					},
+	{ ESLURMD_KILL_JOB_FAILED, 
+	  "Attempt to kill job failed or timed out"	        },
 	{ ESLURMD_INVALID_JOB_CREDENTIAL, 
 	  "Invalid job credential"				},
 	{ ESLURMD_CREDENTIAL_REVOKED,