diff --git a/net/vhost-vdpa.c b/net/vhost-vdpa.c
index 977faeb44b..1c79e33170 100644
--- a/net/vhost-vdpa.c
+++ b/net/vhost-vdpa.c
@@ -1295,7 +1295,7 @@ static int vhost_vdpa_probe_cvq_isolation(int device_fd, uint64_t features,
 
     r = ioctl(device_fd, VHOST_VDPA_SET_STATUS, &status);
     if (unlikely(r)) {
-        error_setg_errno(errp, -r, "Cannot set device features");
+        error_setg_errno(errp, -r, "Cannot set status");
         goto out;
     }