diff --git a/drivers/mfd/twl6040-core.c b/drivers/mfd/twl6040-core.c
index 3f2a1cf02fc0697d2c56c3fcb3f84cc8106fda21..b220aa24191193d2d27fd1c3fb52f847ce0b6654 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/twl6040-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/twl6040-core.c
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ int twl6040_power(struct twl6040 *twl6040, int on)
 			ret = twl6040_power_up_completion(twl6040, naudint);
 			if (ret) {
 				dev_err(twl6040->dev,
-					"automatic power-down failed\n");
+					"automatic power-up failed\n");
 				twl6040->power_count = 0;
 				goto out;
 			}