diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/storage/file/GcNumberOfPackFilesAfterBitmapStatisticsTest.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/storage/file/GcNumberOfPackFilesSinceBitmapStatisticsTest.java
similarity index 91%
rename from org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/storage/file/GcNumberOfPackFilesAfterBitmapStatisticsTest.java
rename to org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/storage/file/GcNumberOfPackFilesSinceBitmapStatisticsTest.java
index e5a391f2e322de54fbc2ce49c71d03ff029253fb..42cb3cd0c266e7b74ee513fb2f6842d5a892ae1e 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/storage/file/GcNumberOfPackFilesAfterBitmapStatisticsTest.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/storage/file/GcNumberOfPackFilesSinceBitmapStatisticsTest.java
@@ -33,18 +33,18 @@
 import org.eclipse.jgit.util.FileUtils;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
-public class GcNumberOfPackFilesAfterBitmapStatisticsTest extends GcTestCase {
+public class GcNumberOfPackFilesSinceBitmapStatisticsTest extends GcTestCase {
 	@Test
 	public void testShouldReportZeroObjectsForInitializedRepo()
 			throws IOException {
-		assertEquals(0L, gc.getStatistics().numberOfPackFilesAfterBitmap);
+		assertEquals(0L, gc.getStatistics().numberOfPackFilesSinceBitmap);
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void testShouldReportAllPackFilesWhenNoGcWasPerformed()
 			throws Exception {
 		packAndPrune();
-		long result = gc.getStatistics().numberOfPackFilesAfterBitmap;
+		long result = gc.getStatistics().numberOfPackFilesSinceBitmap;
 
 		assertEquals(repo.getObjectDatabase().getPacks().size(), result);
 	}
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ public void testShouldReportNoObjectsDirectlyAfterGc() throws Exception {
 		addCommit(null);
 		gc.gc().get();
 		assertEquals(1L, repositoryBitmapFiles());
-		assertEquals(0L, gc.getStatistics().numberOfPackFilesAfterBitmap);
+		assertEquals(0L, gc.getStatistics().numberOfPackFilesSinceBitmap);
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void testShouldReportNewObjectsAfterGcWhenRepositoryProgresses()
+	public void testShouldReportNewObjectsSinceGcWhenRepositoryProgresses()
 			throws Exception {
 		// commit & gc
 		RevCommit parent = addCommit(null);
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public void testShouldReportNewObjectsAfterGcWhenRepositoryProgresses()
 		addCommit(parent);
 		packAndPrune();
 
-		assertEquals(1L, gc.getStatistics().numberOfPackFilesAfterBitmap);
+		assertEquals(1L, gc.getStatistics().numberOfPackFilesSinceBitmap);
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public void testShouldReportNewObjectsFromTheLatestBitmapWhenRepositoryProgresse
 		addCommit(parent);
 		packAndPrune();
 
-		assertEquals(1L, gc.getStatistics().numberOfPackFilesAfterBitmap);
+		assertEquals(1L, gc.getStatistics().numberOfPackFilesSinceBitmap);
 	}
 
 	private void packAndPrune() throws Exception {
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/storage/file/GC.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/storage/file/GC.java
index ee6abc372cd71de1939e5471a9125a1243c45993..9494057a608090eece56ff8b3969c4be0eafdfe8 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/storage/file/GC.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/storage/file/GC.java
@@ -1512,7 +1512,7 @@ public static class RepoStatistics {
 		 * The number of pack files that were created after the last bitmap
 		 * generation.
 		 */
-		public long numberOfPackFilesAfterBitmap;
+		public long numberOfPackFilesSinceBitmap;
 
 		/**
 		 * The number of objects stored as loose objects.
@@ -1549,8 +1549,8 @@ public String toString() {
 			final StringBuilder b = new StringBuilder();
 			b.append("numberOfPackedObjects=").append(numberOfPackedObjects); //$NON-NLS-1$
 			b.append(", numberOfPackFiles=").append(numberOfPackFiles); //$NON-NLS-1$
-			b.append(", numberOfPackFilesAfterBitmap=") //$NON-NLS-1$
-					.append(numberOfPackFilesAfterBitmap);
+			b.append(", numberOfPackFilesSinceBitmap=") //$NON-NLS-1$
+					.append(numberOfPackFilesSinceBitmap);
 			b.append(", numberOfLooseObjects=").append(numberOfLooseObjects); //$NON-NLS-1$
 			b.append(", numberOfLooseRefs=").append(numberOfLooseRefs); //$NON-NLS-1$
 			b.append(", numberOfPackedRefs=").append(numberOfPackedRefs); //$NON-NLS-1$
@@ -1578,7 +1578,7 @@ public RepoStatistics getStatistics() throws IOException {
 			if (p.getBitmapIndex() != null) {
 				ret.numberOfBitmaps += p.getBitmapIndex().getBitmapCount();
 			} else {
-				ret.numberOfPackFilesAfterBitmap++;
+				ret.numberOfPackFilesSinceBitmap++;
 			}
 		}
 		File objDir = repo.getObjectsDirectory();