diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/diag/fw_tracer.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/diag/fw_tracer.c
index 40d7bfca3749..0a011a41c039 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/diag/fw_tracer.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/diag/fw_tracer.c
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ static int mlx5_tracer_handle_string_trace(struct mlx5_fw_tracer *tracer,
 	} else {
 		cur_string = mlx5_tracer_message_get(tracer, tracer_event);
 		if (!cur_string) {
-			pr_debug("%s Got string event for unknown string tdsm: %d\n",
+			pr_debug("%s Got string event for unknown string tmsn: %d\n",
 				 __func__, tracer_event->string_event.tmsn);
 			return -1;
 		}