diff --git a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise.c b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise.c
index 5648f9252e58..e60f1862bad0 100644
--- a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise.c
+++ b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise.c
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ struct osnoise_tool *osnoise_init_trace_tool(char *tracer)
 
 	retval = enable_tracer_by_name(trace->trace.inst, tracer);
 	if (retval) {
-		err_msg("Could not enable osnoiser tracer for tracing\n");
+		err_msg("Could not enable %s tracer for tracing\n", tracer);
 		goto out_err;
 	}