diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/core.c b/drivers/nvme/target/core.c
index e95424f172fd0b124ae437d82c008a595a38d1aa..4a9908bb7de0a4118741bcc648ff244676bbcb60 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/core.c
@@ -710,13 +710,13 @@ u16 nvmet_ctrl_find_get(const char *subsysnqn, const char *hostnqn, u16 cntlid,
 u16 nvmet_check_ctrl_status(struct nvmet_req *req, struct nvme_command *cmd)
 {
 	if (unlikely(!(req->sq->ctrl->cc & NVME_CC_ENABLE))) {
-		pr_err("got io cmd %d while CC.EN == 0 on qid = %d\n",
+		pr_err("got cmd %d while CC.EN == 0 on qid = %d\n",
 		       cmd->common.opcode, req->sq->qid);
 		return NVME_SC_CMD_SEQ_ERROR | NVME_SC_DNR;
 	}
 
 	if (unlikely(!(req->sq->ctrl->csts & NVME_CSTS_RDY))) {
-		pr_err("got io cmd %d while CSTS.RDY == 0 on qid = %d\n",
+		pr_err("got cmd %d while CSTS.RDY == 0 on qid = %d\n",
 		       cmd->common.opcode, req->sq->qid);
 		req->ns = NULL;
 		return NVME_SC_CMD_SEQ_ERROR | NVME_SC_DNR;