diff --git a/fs/autofs4/root.c b/fs/autofs4/root.c
index 2eebeae75288..a11f73174877 100644
--- a/fs/autofs4/root.c
+++ b/fs/autofs4/root.c
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ static inline int autofs4_ask_umount(struct vfsmount *mnt, int __user *p)
 	if (may_umount(mnt))
 		status = 1;
 
-	pr_debug("returning %d\n", status);
+	pr_debug("may umount %d\n", status);
 
 	status = put_user(status, p);