diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/ad7949.c b/drivers/iio/adc/ad7949.c
index ed4c1656ca75..edd0c3a35ab7 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/ad7949.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/ad7949.c
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ static int ad7949_spi_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 
 	ret = ad7949_spi_init(ad7949_adc);
 	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(dev, "enable to init this device: %d\n", ret);
+		dev_err(dev, "fail to init this device: %d\n", ret);
 		return ret;
 	}