diff --git a/fs/btrfs/tree-checker.c b/fs/btrfs/tree-checker.c
index ac4c4573ee39..516ef62c8f43 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/tree-checker.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/tree-checker.c
@@ -1284,7 +1284,7 @@ static int check_root_item(struct extent_buffer *leaf, struct btrfs_key *key,
 	}
 	if (unlikely(btrfs_root_drop_level(&ri) >= BTRFS_MAX_LEVEL)) {
 		generic_err(leaf, slot,
-			    "invalid root level, have %u expect [0, %u]",
+			    "invalid root drop_level, have %u expect [0, %u]",
 			    btrfs_root_drop_level(&ri), BTRFS_MAX_LEVEL - 1);
 		return -EUCLEAN;
 	}