diff --git a/drivers/net/smsc911x.c b/drivers/net/smsc911x.c
index 6da678129828c1bd764a6b49a1dc77f038090e13..eb7db032a780eac55990782c69fc25dfac0cf8ee 100644
--- a/drivers/net/smsc911x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/smsc911x.c
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ static int smsc911x_mii_read(struct mii_bus *bus, int phyaddr, int regidx)
 			goto out;
 		}
 
-	SMSC_WARNING(HW, "Timed out waiting for MII write to finish");
+	SMSC_WARNING(HW, "Timed out waiting for MII read to finish");
 	reg = -EIO;
 
 out: