diff --git a/drivers/misc/habanalabs/common/pci/pci.c b/drivers/misc/habanalabs/common/pci/pci.c
index a6ffa342070c..bb9ce22bafc4 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/habanalabs/common/pci/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/habanalabs/common/pci/pci.c
@@ -408,13 +408,13 @@ int hl_pci_init(struct hl_device *hdev)
 
 	rc = hdev->asic_funcs->pci_bars_map(hdev);
 	if (rc) {
-		dev_err(hdev->dev, "Failed to initialize PCI BARs\n");
+		dev_err(hdev->dev, "Failed to map PCI BAR addresses\n");
 		goto disable_device;
 	}
 
 	rc = hdev->asic_funcs->init_iatu(hdev);
 	if (rc) {
-		dev_err(hdev->dev, "Failed to initialize iATU\n");
+		dev_err(hdev->dev, "PCI controller was not initialized successfully\n");
 		goto unmap_pci_bars;
 	}