diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index 19d57d537ec1..05877cb182e7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -4706,7 +4706,8 @@ static int bond_check_params(struct bond_params *params)
 		if ((bond_mode != BOND_MODE_XOR) &&
 		    (bond_mode != BOND_MODE_8023AD)) {
 			pr_info(DRV_NAME
-			       ": xor_mode param is irrelevant in mode %s\n",
+				": xmit_hash_policy param is irrelevant in"
+				" mode %s\n",
 			       bond_mode_name(bond_mode));
 		} else {
 			xmit_hashtype = bond_parse_parm(xmit_hash_policy,