diff --git a/drivers/edac/mce_amd.c b/drivers/edac/mce_amd.c
index 34208f38c5b1ba46aeb5077e8b536bf55609efbc..3acb3c0231f27ea80a04bbb4a8314ee250fe5a13 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/mce_amd.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/mce_amd.c
@@ -937,7 +937,7 @@ static const char *decode_error_status(struct mce *m)
 	}
 
 	if (m->status & MCI_STATUS_DEFERRED)
-		return "Deferred error.";
+		return "Deferred error, no action required.";
 
 	return "Corrected error, no action required.";
 }