diff --git a/fs/ext3/super.c b/fs/ext3/super.c
index 7beb69ae0015..2043bcc87719 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/super.c
@@ -2669,13 +2669,13 @@ static int ext3_remount (struct super_block * sb, int * flags, char * data)
 			/*
 			 * If we have an unprocessed orphan list hanging
 			 * around from a previously readonly bdev mount,
-			 * require a full umount/remount for now.
+			 * require a full umount & mount for now.
 			 */
 			if (es->s_last_orphan) {
 				ext3_msg(sb, KERN_WARNING, "warning: couldn't "
 				       "remount RDWR because of unprocessed "
 				       "orphan inode list.  Please "
-				       "umount/remount instead.");
+				       "umount & mount instead.");
 				err = -EINVAL;
 				goto restore_opts;
 			}