diff --git a/drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c b/drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c
index dfd23245f778..6fff16113628 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ of_cpufreq_cooling_register(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 
 		cdev = __cpufreq_cooling_register(np, policy, capacitance);
 		if (IS_ERR(cdev)) {
-			pr_err("cpu_cooling: cpu%d is not running as cooling device: %ld\n",
+			pr_err("cpu_cooling: cpu%d failed to register as cooling device: %ld\n",
 			       policy->cpu, PTR_ERR(cdev));
 			cdev = NULL;
 		}