diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index d35a9f06ab7b..2caaf71d80c8 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -994,7 +994,7 @@ static int cpufreq_suspend(struct sys_device * sysdev, pm_message_t pmsg)
 	unsigned int cur_freq = 0;
 	struct cpufreq_policy *cpu_policy;
 
-	dprintk("resuming cpu %u\n", cpu);
+	dprintk("suspending cpu %u\n", cpu);
 
 	if (!cpu_online(cpu))
 		return 0;