diff --git a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etb10.c b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etb10.c
index 4d20b0be0c0b..3b483e3f00ee 100644
--- a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etb10.c
+++ b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etb10.c
@@ -184,8 +184,7 @@ static void etb_disable_hw(struct etb_drvdata *drvdata)
 
 	if (coresight_timeout(drvdata->base, ETB_FFCR, ETB_FFCR_BIT, 0)) {
 		dev_err(drvdata->dev,
-			"timeout observed when probing at offset %#x\n",
-			ETB_FFCR);
+		"timeout while waiting for completion of Manual Flush\n");
 	}
 
 	/* disable trace capture */
@@ -193,8 +192,7 @@ static void etb_disable_hw(struct etb_drvdata *drvdata)
 
 	if (coresight_timeout(drvdata->base, ETB_FFSR, ETB_FFSR_BIT, 1)) {
 		dev_err(drvdata->dev,
-			"timeout observed when probing at offset %#x\n",
-			ETB_FFCR);
+			"timeout while waiting for Formatter to Stop\n");
 	}
 
 	CS_LOCK(drvdata->base);
diff --git a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm4x.c b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm4x.c
index bc5ed207a3b5..3b16f8a9e44d 100644
--- a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm4x.c
+++ b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-etm4x.c
@@ -99,8 +99,7 @@ static void etm4_enable_hw(void *info)
 	/* wait for TRCSTATR.IDLE to go up */
 	if (coresight_timeout(drvdata->base, TRCSTATR, TRCSTATR_IDLE_BIT, 1))
 		dev_err(drvdata->dev,
-			"timeout observed when probing at offset %#x\n",
-			TRCSTATR);
+			"timeout while waiting for Idle Trace Status\n");
 
 	writel_relaxed(config->pe_sel, drvdata->base + TRCPROCSELR);
 	writel_relaxed(config->cfg, drvdata->base + TRCCONFIGR);
@@ -172,8 +171,7 @@ static void etm4_enable_hw(void *info)
 	/* wait for TRCSTATR.IDLE to go back down to '0' */
 	if (coresight_timeout(drvdata->base, TRCSTATR, TRCSTATR_IDLE_BIT, 0))
 		dev_err(drvdata->dev,
-			"timeout observed when probing at offset %#x\n",
-			TRCSTATR);
+			"timeout while waiting for Idle Trace Status\n");
 
 	CS_LOCK(drvdata->base);
 
diff --git a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tmc.c b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tmc.c
index b3275bb4d035..84052c72462c 100644
--- a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tmc.c
+++ b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tmc.c
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ void tmc_wait_for_tmcready(struct tmc_drvdata *drvdata)
 	if (coresight_timeout(drvdata->base,
 			      TMC_STS, TMC_STS_TMCREADY_BIT, 1)) {
 		dev_err(drvdata->dev,
-			"timeout observed when probing at offset %#x\n",
-			TMC_STS);
+			"timeout while waiting for TMC to be Ready\n");
 	}
 }
 
@@ -56,8 +55,7 @@ void tmc_flush_and_stop(struct tmc_drvdata *drvdata)
 	if (coresight_timeout(drvdata->base,
 			      TMC_FFCR, TMC_FFCR_FLUSHMAN_BIT, 0)) {
 		dev_err(drvdata->dev,
-			"timeout observed when probing at offset %#x\n",
-			TMC_FFCR);
+		"timeout while waiting for completion of Manual Flush\n");
 	}
 
 	tmc_wait_for_tmcready(drvdata);