diff --git a/tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c b/tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c
index 50ef8577b91f..9bf6ca9f5352 100644
--- a/tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c
+++ b/tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c
@@ -1091,11 +1091,11 @@ void dump_system_config_info(void)
 	fprintf(stderr, "cpu0: MSR_NHM_PLATFORM_INFO: 0x%08llx\n", msr);
 
 	ratio = (msr >> 40) & 0xFF;
-	fprintf(stderr, "%d * %.0f = %.0f MHz max efficiency\n",
+	fprintf(stderr, "%d * %.0f = %.0f MHz max efficiency frequency\n",
 		ratio, bclk, ratio * bclk);
 
 	ratio = (msr >> 8) & 0xFF;
-	fprintf(stderr, "%d * %.0f = %.0f MHz TSC frequency\n",
+	fprintf(stderr, "%d * %.0f = %.0f MHz base frequency\n",
 		ratio, bclk, ratio * bclk);
 
 	get_msr(0, MSR_IA32_POWER_CTL, &msr);