diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/traps.c b/arch/s390/kernel/traps.c
index 12d28ff5281f..4044826d72ae 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/traps.c
@@ -142,10 +142,10 @@ static inline void do_fp_trap(struct pt_regs *regs, __u32 fpc)
 	do_trap(regs, SIGFPE, si_code, "floating point exception");
 }
 
-static void translation_exception(struct pt_regs *regs)
+static void translation_specification_exception(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	/* May never happen. */
-	panic("Translation exception");
+	panic("Translation-Specification Exception");
 }
 
 static void illegal_op(struct pt_regs *regs)
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ static void (*pgm_check_table[128])(struct pt_regs *regs) = {
 	[0x0f]		= hfp_divide_exception,
 	[0x10]		= do_dat_exception,
 	[0x11]		= do_dat_exception,
-	[0x12]		= translation_exception,
+	[0x12]		= translation_specification_exception,
 	[0x13]		= special_op_exception,
 	[0x14]		= default_trap_handler,
 	[0x15]		= operand_exception,