diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c b/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c
index 053c92e02cd81..dc2800beacc32 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phylink.c
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ static void phylink_major_config(struct phylink *pl, bool restart,
 		err = pl->mac_ops->mac_finish(pl->config, pl->cur_link_an_mode,
 					      state->interface);
 		if (err < 0)
-			phylink_err(pl, "mac_prepare failed: %pe\n",
+			phylink_err(pl, "mac_finish failed: %pe\n",
 				    ERR_PTR(err));
 	}
 }