diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/hle_ipc.cpp b/src/core/hle/kernel/hle_ipc.cpp
index fe710eb6e..42d9dd844 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/hle_ipc.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/hle_ipc.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ SharedPtr<WritableEvent> HLERequestContext::SleepClientThread(
     auto& kernel = Core::System::GetInstance().Kernel();
     if (!writable_event) {
         // Create event if not provided
-        const auto pair = WritableEvent::CreateEventPair(kernel, Kernel::ResetType::OneShot,
+        const auto pair = WritableEvent::CreateEventPair(kernel, ResetType::Automatic,
                                                          "HLE Pause Event: " + reason);
         writable_event = pair.writable;
     }
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/object.h b/src/core/hle/kernel/object.h
index 332876c27..2821176a7 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/object.h
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/object.h
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ enum class HandleType : u32 {
 };
 
 enum class ResetType {
-    OneShot, ///< Reset automatically on object acquisition
-    Sticky,  ///< Never reset automatically
+    Automatic, ///< Reset automatically on object acquisition
+    Manual,    ///< Never reset automatically
 };
 
 class Object : NonCopyable {
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/readable_event.cpp b/src/core/hle/kernel/readable_event.cpp
index c2b798a4e..06463cd26 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/readable_event.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/readable_event.cpp
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ bool ReadableEvent::ShouldWait(const Thread* thread) const {
 void ReadableEvent::Acquire(Thread* thread) {
     ASSERT_MSG(!ShouldWait(thread), "object unavailable!");
 
-    if (reset_type == ResetType::OneShot)
+    if (reset_type == ResetType::Automatic) {
         signaled = false;
+    }
 }
 
 void ReadableEvent::Signal() {
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/svc.cpp b/src/core/hle/kernel/svc.cpp
index c6fdd4e4f..c23106299 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/svc.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/svc.cpp
@@ -1980,7 +1980,7 @@ static ResultCode CreateEvent(Core::System& system, Handle* write_handle, Handle
 
     auto& kernel = system.Kernel();
     const auto [readable_event, writable_event] =
-        WritableEvent::CreateEventPair(kernel, ResetType::Sticky, "CreateEvent");
+        WritableEvent::CreateEventPair(kernel, ResetType::Manual, "CreateEvent");
 
     HandleTable& handle_table = kernel.CurrentProcess()->GetHandleTable();
 
diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/am/am.cpp b/src/core/hle/service/am/am.cpp
index 26a665bfd..1cd62482e 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/service/am/am.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/am/am.cpp
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ ISelfController::ISelfController(std::shared_ptr<NVFlinger::NVFlinger> nvflinger
     RegisterHandlers(functions);
 
     auto& kernel = Core::System::GetInstance().Kernel();
-    launchable_event = Kernel::WritableEvent::CreateEventPair(kernel, Kernel::ResetType::Sticky,
+    launchable_event = Kernel::WritableEvent::CreateEventPair(kernel, Kernel::ResetType::Manual,
                                                               "ISelfController:LaunchableEvent");
 }
 
@@ -442,10 +442,10 @@ void ISelfController::GetIdleTimeDetectionExtension(Kernel::HLERequestContext& c
 
 AppletMessageQueue::AppletMessageQueue() {
     auto& kernel = Core::System::GetInstance().Kernel();
-    on_new_message = Kernel::WritableEvent::CreateEventPair(kernel, Kernel::ResetType::Sticky,
+    on_new_message = Kernel::WritableEvent::CreateEventPair(kernel, Kernel::ResetType::Manual,
                                                             "AMMessageQueue:OnMessageRecieved");
     on_operation_mode_changed = Kernel::WritableEvent::CreateEventPair(
-        kernel, Kernel::ResetType::OneShot, "AMMessageQueue:OperationModeChanged");
+        kernel, Kernel::ResetType::Automatic, "AMMessageQueue:OperationModeChanged");
 }
 
 AppletMessageQueue::~AppletMessageQueue() = default;
diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/am/applets/applets.cpp b/src/core/hle/service/am/applets/applets.cpp
index 7f70b10df..e812c66e9 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/service/am/applets/applets.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/am/applets/applets.cpp
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ namespace Service::AM::Applets {
 AppletDataBroker::AppletDataBroker() {
     auto& kernel = Core::System::GetInstance().Kernel();
     state_changed_event = Kernel::WritableEvent::CreateEventPair(
-        kernel, Kernel::ResetType::Sticky, "ILibraryAppletAccessor:StateChangedEvent");
+        kernel, Kernel::ResetType::Manual, "ILibraryAppletAccessor:StateChangedEvent");
     pop_out_data_event = Kernel::WritableEvent::CreateEventPair(
-        kernel, Kernel::ResetType::Sticky, "ILibraryAppletAccessor:PopDataOutEvent");
+        kernel, Kernel::ResetType::Manual, "ILibraryAppletAccessor:PopDataOutEvent");
     pop_interactive_out_data_event = Kernel::WritableEvent::CreateEventPair(
-        kernel, Kernel::ResetType::Sticky, "ILibraryAppletAccessor:PopInteractiveDataOutEvent");
+        kernel, Kernel::ResetType::Manual, "ILibraryAppletAccessor:PopInteractiveDataOutEvent");
 }
 
 AppletDataBroker::~AppletDataBroker() = default;
diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/aoc/aoc_u.cpp b/src/core/hle/service/aoc/aoc_u.cpp
index 51d8c26b4..bd4e38461 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/service/aoc/aoc_u.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/aoc/aoc_u.cpp
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ AOC_U::AOC_U() : ServiceFramework("aoc:u"), add_on_content(AccumulateAOCTitleIDs
     RegisterHandlers(functions);
 
     auto& kernel = Core::System::GetInstance().Kernel();
-    aoc_change_event = Kernel::WritableEvent::CreateEventPair(kernel, Kernel::ResetType::Sticky,
+    aoc_change_event = Kernel::WritableEvent::CreateEventPair(kernel, Kernel::ResetType::Manual,
                                                               "GetAddOnContentListChanged:Event");
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/audio/audout_u.cpp b/src/core/hle/service/audio/audout_u.cpp
index 12875fb42..6ba41b20a 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/service/audio/audout_u.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/audio/audout_u.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public:
         // This is the event handle used to check if the audio buffer was released
         auto& system = Core::System::GetInstance();
         buffer_event = Kernel::WritableEvent::CreateEventPair(
-            system.Kernel(), Kernel::ResetType::Sticky, "IAudioOutBufferReleased");
+            system.Kernel(), Kernel::ResetType::Manual, "IAudioOutBufferReleased");
 
         stream = audio_core.OpenStream(system.CoreTiming(), audio_params.sample_rate,
                                        audio_params.channel_count, std::move(unique_name),
diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/audio/audren_u.cpp b/src/core/hle/service/audio/audren_u.cpp
index 1dde6edb7..e69f6cf7f 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/service/audio/audren_u.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/audio/audren_u.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public:
 
         auto& system = Core::System::GetInstance();
         system_event = Kernel::WritableEvent::CreateEventPair(
-            system.Kernel(), Kernel::ResetType::Sticky, "IAudioRenderer:SystemEvent");
+            system.Kernel(), Kernel::ResetType::Manual, "IAudioRenderer:SystemEvent");
         renderer = std::make_unique<AudioCore::AudioRenderer>(system.CoreTiming(), audren_params,
                                                               system_event.writable);
     }
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ public:
         RegisterHandlers(functions);
 
         auto& kernel = Core::System::GetInstance().Kernel();
-        buffer_event = Kernel::WritableEvent::CreateEventPair(kernel, Kernel::ResetType::OneShot,
+        buffer_event = Kernel::WritableEvent::CreateEventPair(kernel, Kernel::ResetType::Automatic,
                                                               "IAudioOutBufferReleasedEvent");
     }
 
diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/btdrv/btdrv.cpp b/src/core/hle/service/btdrv/btdrv.cpp
index 974ff8e1a..3c7ca2c44 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/service/btdrv/btdrv.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/btdrv/btdrv.cpp
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ public:
         RegisterHandlers(functions);
 
         auto& kernel = Core::System::GetInstance().Kernel();
-        register_event = Kernel::WritableEvent::CreateEventPair(kernel, Kernel::ResetType::OneShot,
-                                                                "BT:RegisterEvent");
+        register_event = Kernel::WritableEvent::CreateEventPair(
+            kernel, Kernel::ResetType::Automatic, "BT:RegisterEvent");
     }
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/btm/btm.cpp b/src/core/hle/service/btm/btm.cpp
index 4f15c3f19..b439ee7ec 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/service/btm/btm.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/btm/btm.cpp
@@ -57,13 +57,13 @@ public:
         RegisterHandlers(functions);
 
         auto& kernel = Core::System::GetInstance().Kernel();
-        scan_event = Kernel::WritableEvent::CreateEventPair(kernel, Kernel::ResetType::OneShot,
+        scan_event = Kernel::WritableEvent::CreateEventPair(kernel, Kernel::ResetType::Automatic,
                                                             "IBtmUserCore:ScanEvent");
         connection_event = Kernel::WritableEvent::CreateEventPair(
-            kernel, Kernel::ResetType::OneShot, "IBtmUserCore:ConnectionEvent");
+            kernel, Kernel::ResetType::Automatic, "IBtmUserCore:ConnectionEvent");
         service_discovery = Kernel::WritableEvent::CreateEventPair(
-            kernel, Kernel::ResetType::OneShot, "IBtmUserCore:Discovery");
-        config_event = Kernel::WritableEvent::CreateEventPair(kernel, Kernel::ResetType::OneShot,
+            kernel, Kernel::ResetType::Automatic, "IBtmUserCore:Discovery");
+        config_event = Kernel::WritableEvent::CreateEventPair(kernel, Kernel::ResetType::Automatic,
                                                               "IBtmUserCore:ConfigEvent");
     }
 
diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/hid/controllers/npad.cpp b/src/core/hle/service/hid/controllers/npad.cpp
index e7fc7a619..fdd6d79a2 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/service/hid/controllers/npad.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/hid/controllers/npad.cpp
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ void Controller_NPad::InitNewlyAddedControler(std::size_t controller_idx) {
 void Controller_NPad::OnInit() {
     auto& kernel = Core::System::GetInstance().Kernel();
     styleset_changed_event = Kernel::WritableEvent::CreateEventPair(
-        kernel, Kernel::ResetType::OneShot, "npad:NpadStyleSetChanged");
+        kernel, Kernel::ResetType::Automatic, "npad:NpadStyleSetChanged");
 
     if (!IsControllerActivated()) {
         return;
diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/nfp/nfp.cpp b/src/core/hle/service/nfp/nfp.cpp
index c6babdd4d..a5cb06f8a 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/service/nfp/nfp.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/nfp/nfp.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ constexpr ResultCode ERR_NO_APPLICATION_AREA(ErrorModule::NFP, 152);
 Module::Interface::Interface(std::shared_ptr<Module> module, const char* name)
     : ServiceFramework(name), module(std::move(module)) {
     auto& kernel = Core::System::GetInstance().Kernel();
-    nfc_tag_load = Kernel::WritableEvent::CreateEventPair(kernel, Kernel::ResetType::OneShot,
+    nfc_tag_load = Kernel::WritableEvent::CreateEventPair(kernel, Kernel::ResetType::Automatic,
                                                           "IUser:NFCTagDetected");
 }
 
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ public:
 
         auto& kernel = Core::System::GetInstance().Kernel();
         deactivate_event = Kernel::WritableEvent::CreateEventPair(
-            kernel, Kernel::ResetType::OneShot, "IUser:DeactivateEvent");
+            kernel, Kernel::ResetType::Automatic, "IUser:DeactivateEvent");
         availability_change_event = Kernel::WritableEvent::CreateEventPair(
-            kernel, Kernel::ResetType::OneShot, "IUser:AvailabilityChangeEvent");
+            kernel, Kernel::ResetType::Automatic, "IUser:AvailabilityChangeEvent");
     }
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/nifm/nifm.cpp b/src/core/hle/service/nifm/nifm.cpp
index f92571008..76b12b482 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/service/nifm/nifm.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/nifm/nifm.cpp
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ public:
         RegisterHandlers(functions);
 
         auto& kernel = Core::System::GetInstance().Kernel();
-        event1 = Kernel::WritableEvent::CreateEventPair(kernel, Kernel::ResetType::OneShot,
+        event1 = Kernel::WritableEvent::CreateEventPair(kernel, Kernel::ResetType::Automatic,
                                                         "IRequest:Event1");
-        event2 = Kernel::WritableEvent::CreateEventPair(kernel, Kernel::ResetType::OneShot,
+        event2 = Kernel::WritableEvent::CreateEventPair(kernel, Kernel::ResetType::Automatic,
                                                         "IRequest:Event2");
     }
 
diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/nim/nim.cpp b/src/core/hle/service/nim/nim.cpp
index 0dabcd23b..f319a3ca1 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/service/nim/nim.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/nim/nim.cpp
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ public:
 
         auto& kernel = Core::System::GetInstance().Kernel();
         finished_event = Kernel::WritableEvent::CreateEventPair(
-            kernel, Kernel::ResetType::OneShot,
+            kernel, Kernel::ResetType::Automatic,
             "IEnsureNetworkClockAvailabilityService:FinishEvent");
     }
 
diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/nvdrv/interface.cpp b/src/core/hle/service/nvdrv/interface.cpp
index 3b9ab4b14..b60fc748b 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/service/nvdrv/interface.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/nvdrv/interface.cpp
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ NVDRV::NVDRV(std::shared_ptr<Module> nvdrv, const char* name)
     RegisterHandlers(functions);
 
     auto& kernel = Core::System::GetInstance().Kernel();
-    query_event = Kernel::WritableEvent::CreateEventPair(kernel, Kernel::ResetType::OneShot,
+    query_event = Kernel::WritableEvent::CreateEventPair(kernel, Kernel::ResetType::Automatic,
                                                          "NVDRV::query_event");
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/nvflinger/buffer_queue.cpp b/src/core/hle/service/nvflinger/buffer_queue.cpp
index 4d150fc71..5731e815f 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/service/nvflinger/buffer_queue.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/nvflinger/buffer_queue.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ namespace Service::NVFlinger {
 
 BufferQueue::BufferQueue(u32 id, u64 layer_id) : id(id), layer_id(layer_id) {
     auto& kernel = Core::System::GetInstance().Kernel();
-    buffer_wait_event = Kernel::WritableEvent::CreateEventPair(kernel, Kernel::ResetType::Sticky,
+    buffer_wait_event = Kernel::WritableEvent::CreateEventPair(kernel, Kernel::ResetType::Manual,
                                                                "BufferQueue NativeHandle");
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/vi/display/vi_display.cpp b/src/core/hle/service/vi/display/vi_display.cpp
index 01d80311b..a8d088305 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/service/vi/display/vi_display.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/vi/display/vi_display.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ namespace Service::VI {
 
 Display::Display(u64 id, std::string name) : id{id}, name{std::move(name)} {
     auto& kernel = Core::System::GetInstance().Kernel();
-    vsync_event = Kernel::WritableEvent::CreateEventPair(kernel, Kernel::ResetType::Sticky,
+    vsync_event = Kernel::WritableEvent::CreateEventPair(kernel, Kernel::ResetType::Manual,
                                                          fmt::format("Display VSync Event {}", id));
 }
 
diff --git a/src/yuzu/debugger/wait_tree.cpp b/src/yuzu/debugger/wait_tree.cpp
index 85b095688..673aa8806 100644
--- a/src/yuzu/debugger/wait_tree.cpp
+++ b/src/yuzu/debugger/wait_tree.cpp
@@ -174,10 +174,10 @@ std::vector<std::unique_ptr<WaitTreeItem>> WaitTreeWaitObject::GetChildren() con
 
 QString WaitTreeWaitObject::GetResetTypeQString(Kernel::ResetType reset_type) {
     switch (reset_type) {
-    case Kernel::ResetType::OneShot:
-        return tr("one shot");
-    case Kernel::ResetType::Sticky:
-        return tr("sticky");
+    case Kernel::ResetType::Automatic:
+        return tr("automatic reset");
+    case Kernel::ResetType::Manual:
+        return tr("manual reset");
     }
     UNREACHABLE();
     return {};