diff --git a/src/modules/navigator/gpsfailure.cpp b/src/modules/navigator/gpsfailure.cpp
index 6a38bcae87..a475ae5dfd 100644
--- a/src/modules/navigator/gpsfailure.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/navigator/gpsfailure.cpp
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ GpsFailure::advance_gpsf()
 	switch (_gpsf_state) {
 	case GPSF_STATE_NONE:
 		_gpsf_state = GPSF_STATE_LOITER;
-		mavlink_log_critical(_navigator->get_mavlink_log_pub(), "Global position failure: fixed bank loiter");
+		mavlink_log_critical(_navigator->get_mavlink_log_pub(), "Global position failure: loitering");
 		break;
 
 	case GPSF_STATE_LOITER: