diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/irq.c b/arch/x86/kernel/irq.c
index 391206199515..86fb2c8e065a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/irq.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/irq.c
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ static int show_other_interrupts(struct seq_file *p, int prec)
 	for_each_online_cpu(j)
 		seq_printf(p, "%10u ", irq_stats(j)->irq_spurious_count);
 	seq_printf(p, "  Spurious interrupts\n");
-	seq_printf(p, "%*s: ", prec, "CNT");
+	seq_printf(p, "%*s: ", prec, "PMI");
 	for_each_online_cpu(j)
 		seq_printf(p, "%10u ", irq_stats(j)->apic_perf_irqs);
-	seq_printf(p, "  Performance counter interrupts\n");
+	seq_printf(p, "  Performance monitoring interrupts\n");
 	seq_printf(p, "%*s: ", prec, "PND");
 	for_each_online_cpu(j)
 		seq_printf(p, "%10u ", irq_stats(j)->apic_pending_irqs);