diff --git a/virtio-devices/src/balloon.rs b/virtio-devices/src/balloon.rs
index cc5ad9eb9..dedd0ba8b 100644
--- a/virtio-devices/src/balloon.rs
+++ b/virtio-devices/src/balloon.rs
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ impl EpollHelperHandler for BalloonEpollHandler {
                 }
             }
             _ => {
-                error!("Unknown event for virtio-mem");
+                error!("Unknown event for virtio-balloon");
                 return true;
             }
         }