diff --git a/arch/mips/dec/prom/memory.c b/arch/mips/dec/prom/memory.c
index 3027ce782797..3aa01d268f2d 100644
--- a/arch/mips/dec/prom/memory.c
+++ b/arch/mips/dec/prom/memory.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ unsigned long __init prom_free_prom_memory(void)
 		addr += PAGE_SIZE;
 	}
 
-	printk("Freeing unused PROM memory: %ldk freed\n",
+	printk("Freeing unused PROM memory: %ldkb freed\n",
 	       (end - PAGE_SIZE) >> 10);
 
 	return end - PAGE_SIZE;
diff --git a/arch/mips/mm/init.c b/arch/mips/mm/init.c
index 30245c09d025..49065c133ebf 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mm/init.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mm/init.c
@@ -501,7 +501,8 @@ void free_initmem(void)
 
 	freed = prom_free_prom_memory();
 	if (freed)
-		printk(KERN_INFO "Freeing firmware memory: %ldk freed\n",freed);
+		printk(KERN_INFO "Freeing firmware memory: %ldkb freed\n",
+		       freed >> 10);
 
 	free_init_pages("unused kernel memory",
 			__pa_symbol(&__init_begin),