diff --git a/net/sunrpc/rpcb_clnt.c b/net/sunrpc/rpcb_clnt.c
index c961094ebc62..63ec116b4dd4 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/rpcb_clnt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/rpcb_clnt.c
@@ -211,8 +211,9 @@ static int rpcb_create_local(void)
 	 */
 	clnt4 = rpc_bind_new_program(clnt, &rpcb_program, RPCBVERS_4);
 	if (IS_ERR(clnt4)) {
-		dprintk("RPC:       failed to create local rpcbind v4 "
-				"cleint (errno %ld).\n", PTR_ERR(clnt4));
+		dprintk("RPC:       failed to bind second program to "
+				"rpcbind v4 client (errno %ld).\n",
+				PTR_ERR(clnt4));
 		clnt4 = NULL;
 	}