diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-topology.c b/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
index 4e7dabcd69a4e1609854be043fb1ca82f0f4fa28..3390bf0f82957bac37101c4beb48c7c893ffcb1a 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ static inline void soc_control_err(struct soc_tplg *tplg,
 	struct snd_soc_tplg_ctl_hdr *hdr, const char *name)
 {
 	dev_err(tplg->dev,
-		"ASoC: no complete mixer IO handler for %s type (g,p,i) %d:%d:%d at 0x%lx\n",
+		"ASoC: no complete control IO handler for %s type (g,p,i) %d:%d:%d at 0x%lx\n",
 		name, hdr->ops.get, hdr->ops.put, hdr->ops.info,
 		soc_tplg_get_offset(tplg));
 }