diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/gpmi-nand/gpmi-nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/gpmi-nand/gpmi-nand.c
index 31032b17dae5..16a533a78edd 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/gpmi-nand/gpmi-nand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/gpmi-nand/gpmi-nand.c
@@ -285,9 +285,8 @@ static int legacy_set_geometry(struct gpmi_nand_data *this)
 	geo->ecc_strength = get_ecc_strength(this);
 	if (!gpmi_check_ecc(this)) {
 		dev_err(this->dev,
-			"We can not support this nand chip."
-			" Its required ecc strength(%d) is beyond our"
-			" capability(%d).\n", geo->ecc_strength,
+			"required ecc strength of the NAND chip: %d is not supported by the GPMI controller (%d)\n",
+			geo->ecc_strength,
 			this->devdata->bch_max_ecc_strength);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
@@ -1597,8 +1596,9 @@ static int mx23_boot_init(struct gpmi_nand_data  *this)
 			dev_dbg(dev, "Transcribing mark in block %u\n", block);
 			ret = chip->block_markbad(mtd, byte);
 			if (ret)
-				dev_err(dev, "Failed to mark block bad with "
-							"ret %d\n", ret);
+				dev_err(dev,
+					"Failed to mark block bad with ret %d\n",
+					ret);
 		}
 	}