diff --git a/drivers/staging/sm750fb/sm750.c b/drivers/staging/sm750fb/sm750.c
index c3ce7e653c7f..a1a82e59dfee 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/sm750fb/sm750.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/sm750fb/sm750.c
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ static int lynxfb_ops_set_par(struct fb_info *info)
 	var->accel_flags = 0;/*FB_ACCELF_TEXT;*/
 
 	if (ret) {
-		pr_err("pixel bpp format not satisfied\n.");
+		pr_err("bpp %d not supported\n", var->bits_per_pixel);
 		return ret;
 	}
 	ret = hw_sm750_crtc_setMode(crtc, var, fix);