diff --git a/vmm/src/lib.rs b/vmm/src/lib.rs
index 951c77cdd..a25cab35d 100644
--- a/vmm/src/lib.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/lib.rs
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ impl Vmm {
                                 Vmm::signal_handler(signals, on_tty, &exit_evt);
                             }))
                             .map_err(|_| {
-                                error!("signal_handler thead panicked");
+                                error!("vmm signal_handler thread panicked");
                                 exit_evt.write(1).ok()
                             })
                             .ok();
diff --git a/vmm/src/vm.rs b/vmm/src/vm.rs
index 06e1f21f0..a03758298 100644
--- a/vmm/src/vm.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/vm.rs
@@ -1970,7 +1970,7 @@ impl Vm {
                                 Vm::signal_handler(signals, console);
                             }))
                             .map_err(|_| {
-                                error!("signal_handler thead panicked");
+                                error!("vm signal_handler thread panicked");
                                 exit_evt.write(1).ok()
                             })
                             .ok();