diff --git a/lib/kunit/try-catch.c b/lib/kunit/try-catch.c
index d9d1df28cc52..9c9e4dcf06d9 100644
--- a/lib/kunit/try-catch.c
+++ b/lib/kunit/try-catch.c
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ void kunit_try_catch_run(struct kunit_try_catch *try_catch, void *context)
 	time_remaining = wait_for_completion_timeout(&try_completion,
 						     kunit_test_timeout());
 	if (time_remaining == 0) {
-		kunit_err(test, "try timed out\n");
 		try_catch->try_result = -ETIMEDOUT;
 		kthread_stop(task_struct);
 	}
@@ -93,6 +92,8 @@ void kunit_try_catch_run(struct kunit_try_catch *try_catch, void *context)
 		try_catch->try_result = 0;
 	else if (exit_code == -EINTR)
 		kunit_err(test, "wake_up_process() was never called\n");
+	else if (exit_code == -ETIMEDOUT)
+		kunit_err(test, "try timed out\n");
 	else if (exit_code)
 		kunit_err(test, "Unknown error: %d\n", exit_code);