diff --git a/arch/mips/loongson1/common/clock.c b/arch/mips/loongson1/common/clock.c
index 7db0a6aab20bea445b32a8edb0b4df89b955e3bc..07133defa148dbbe2da9216a66fae3b09dabaefd 100644
--- a/arch/mips/loongson1/common/clock.c
+++ b/arch/mips/loongson1/common/clock.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ void __init plat_time_init(void)
 	/* setup mips r4k timer */
 	clk = clk_get(NULL, "cpu");
 	if (IS_ERR(clk))
-		panic("unable to get dc clock, err=%ld", PTR_ERR(clk));
+		panic("unable to get cpu clock, err=%ld", PTR_ERR(clk));
 
 	mips_hpt_frequency = clk_get_rate(clk) / 2;
 }