diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c
index c576e2bc39c6..9370926feb6e 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c
@@ -96,10 +96,10 @@ static const char * const wc_statuses[] = {
 	[IB_WC_LOC_EEC_OP_ERR]		= "local EE context operation error",
 	[IB_WC_LOC_PROT_ERR]		= "local protection error",
 	[IB_WC_WR_FLUSH_ERR]		= "WR flushed",
-	[IB_WC_MW_BIND_ERR]		= "memory management operation error",
+	[IB_WC_MW_BIND_ERR]		= "memory bind operation error",
 	[IB_WC_BAD_RESP_ERR]		= "bad response error",
 	[IB_WC_LOC_ACCESS_ERR]		= "local access error",
-	[IB_WC_REM_INV_REQ_ERR]		= "invalid request error",
+	[IB_WC_REM_INV_REQ_ERR]		= "remote invalid request error",
 	[IB_WC_REM_ACCESS_ERR]		= "remote access error",
 	[IB_WC_REM_OP_ERR]		= "remote operation error",
 	[IB_WC_RETRY_EXC_ERR]		= "transport retry counter exceeded",