diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback.c b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback.c
index d231bbcb95d7aab0660f52af578c14d8ad466c33..31b5015b59fecb456167e57ce697a4228bc77680 100644
--- a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback.c
+++ b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback.c
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ static bool fw_force_sysfs_fallback(unsigned int opt_flags)
 static bool fw_run_sysfs_fallback(unsigned int opt_flags)
 {
 	if (fw_fallback_config.ignore_sysfs_fallback) {
-		pr_info_once("Ignoring firmware sysfs fallback due to debugfs knob\n");
+		pr_info_once("Ignoring firmware sysfs fallback due to sysctl knob\n");
 		return false;
 	}