diff --git a/sound/soc/atmel/mchp-spdiftx.c b/sound/soc/atmel/mchp-spdiftx.c
index e7241d819748..02a2fa7a42dd 100644
--- a/sound/soc/atmel/mchp-spdiftx.c
+++ b/sound/soc/atmel/mchp-spdiftx.c
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ static int mchp_spdiftx_trigger(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int cmd,
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&ctrl->lock);
 	if (ret)
-		dev_err(dev->dev, "unable to disable TX: %d\n", ret);
+		dev_err(dev->dev, "unable to start/stop TX: %d\n", ret);
 
 	return ret;
 }