diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/branch.c b/arch/mips/kernel/branch.c
index 6d536e5581e10f457c7b8482f8fd0abb63d1cff4..e53379c689b2dfce57988a7ed90a24d0d2969053 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/branch.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/branch.c
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ int __compute_return_epc_for_insn(struct pt_regs *regs,
 	force_sig(SIGILL, current);
 	return -EFAULT;
 sigill_r2r6:
-	pr_info("%s: R2 branch but r2-to-r6 emulator is not preset - sending SIGILL.\n",
+	pr_info("%s: R2 branch but r2-to-r6 emulator is not present - sending SIGILL.\n",
 		current->comm);
 	force_sig(SIGILL, current);
 	return -EFAULT;