diff --git a/prometheus/process_collector.go b/prometheus/process_collector.go
index b10048a..5ab2b1c 100644
--- a/prometheus/process_collector.go
+++ b/prometheus/process_collector.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func NewProcessCollectorPIDFn(
 			nil, nil,
 		),
 		maxVsize: NewDesc(
-			ns+"process_max_virtual_memory_bytes",
+			ns+"process_virtual_memory_max_bytes",
 			"Maximum amount of virtual memory available in bytes.",
 			nil, nil,
 		),
diff --git a/prometheus/process_collector_test.go b/prometheus/process_collector_test.go
index ddbc9bd..a678c62 100644
--- a/prometheus/process_collector_test.go
+++ b/prometheus/process_collector_test.go
@@ -43,14 +43,14 @@ func TestProcessCollector(t *testing.T) {
 		regexp.MustCompile("\nprocess_cpu_seconds_total [0-9]"),
 		regexp.MustCompile("\nprocess_max_fds [1-9]"),
 		regexp.MustCompile("\nprocess_open_fds [1-9]"),
-		regexp.MustCompile("\nprocess_max_virtual_memory_bytes (-1|[1-9])"),
+		regexp.MustCompile("\nprocess_virtual_memory_max_bytes (-1|[1-9])"),
 		regexp.MustCompile("\nprocess_virtual_memory_bytes [1-9]"),
 		regexp.MustCompile("\nprocess_resident_memory_bytes [1-9]"),
 		regexp.MustCompile("\nprocess_start_time_seconds [0-9.]{10,}"),
 		regexp.MustCompile("\nfoobar_process_cpu_seconds_total [0-9]"),
 		regexp.MustCompile("\nfoobar_process_max_fds [1-9]"),
 		regexp.MustCompile("\nfoobar_process_open_fds [1-9]"),
-		regexp.MustCompile("\nfoobar_process_max_virtual_memory_bytes (-1|[1-9])"),
+		regexp.MustCompile("\nfoobar_process_virtual_memory_max_bytes (-1|[1-9])"),
 		regexp.MustCompile("\nfoobar_process_virtual_memory_bytes [1-9]"),
 		regexp.MustCompile("\nfoobar_process_resident_memory_bytes [1-9]"),
 		regexp.MustCompile("\nfoobar_process_start_time_seconds [0-9.]{10,}"),