diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2.c
index 89237abf386d..717d79dcb6aa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2.c
@@ -6094,7 +6094,7 @@ out_start:
 	mvpp2_ingress_enable(port);
 	return 0;
 log_error:
-	netdev_err(dev, "fail to change MAC address\n");
+	netdev_err(dev, "failed to change MAC address\n");
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -6142,7 +6142,7 @@ out_start:
 
 	return 0;
 log_error:
-	netdev_err(dev, "fail to change MTU\n");
+	netdev_err(dev, "failed to change MTU\n");
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -6311,7 +6311,7 @@ static int mvpp2_ethtool_set_ringparam(struct net_device *dev,
 err_clean_rxqs:
 	mvpp2_cleanup_rxqs(port);
 err_out:
-	netdev_err(dev, "fail to change ring parameters");
+	netdev_err(dev, "failed to change ring parameters");
 	return err;
 }