diff --git a/docs/source/signals.rst b/docs/source/signals.rst
index d4fd4fc2..c37a34f3 100644
--- a/docs/source/signals.rst
+++ b/docs/source/signals.rst
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ Sending signals directly to the worker processes should not normally be
 needed.  If the master process is running, any exited worker will be
 automatically respawned.
 
-- **QUIT**, **INT**: Graceful shutdown
-- **TERM**: Quick shutdown
+- **QUIT**, **INT**: Quick shutdown
+- **TERM**: Graceful shutdown
 - **USR1**: Reopen the log files
 
 Reload the configuration
diff --git a/gunicorn/arbiter.py b/gunicorn/arbiter.py
index 982b5312..8de36d09 100644
--- a/gunicorn/arbiter.py
+++ b/gunicorn/arbiter.py
@@ -336,9 +336,9 @@ class Arbiter(object):
         killed gracefully  (ie. trying to wait for the current connection)
         """
         self.LISTENERS = []
-        sig = signal.SIGQUIT
+        sig = signal.SIGTERM
         if not graceful:
-            sig = signal.SIGTERM
+            sig = signal.SIGQUIT
         limit = time.time() + self.cfg.graceful_timeout
         while self.WORKERS and time.time() < limit:
             self.kill_workers(sig)