diff --git a/kernel/panic.c b/kernel/panic.c
index 0fa3f3a66fb..081f7465fc8 100644
--- a/kernel/panic.c
+++ b/kernel/panic.c
@@ -102,9 +102,9 @@ NORET_TYPE void panic(const char * fmt, ...)
 #ifdef __sparc__
 	{
 		extern int stop_a_enabled;
-		/* Make sure the user can actually press L1-A */
+		/* Make sure the user can actually press Stop-A (L1-A) */
 		stop_a_enabled = 1;
-		printk(KERN_EMERG "Press L1-A to return to the boot prom\n");
+		printk(KERN_EMERG "Press Stop-A (L1-A) to return to the boot prom\n");
 	}
 #endif
 #if defined(CONFIG_ARCH_S390)