diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/esw/bridge.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/esw/bridge.c
index 1b9bc32efd6f..c5ea1d1d2b03 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/esw/bridge.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/esw/bridge.c
@@ -1874,7 +1874,7 @@ int mlx5_esw_bridge_port_mdb_add(struct net_device *dev, u16 vport_num, u16 esw_
 				 "Failed to lookup bridge port vlan metadata to create MDB (MAC=%pM,vid=%u,vport=%u)\n",
 				 addr, vid, vport_num);
 			NL_SET_ERR_MSG_FMT_MOD(extack,
-					       "Failed to lookup bridge port vlan metadata to create MDB (MAC=%pM,vid=%u,vport=%u)\n",
+					       "Failed to lookup vlan metadata for MDB (MAC=%pM,vid=%u,vport=%u)\n",
 					       addr, vid, vport_num);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}