diff --git a/init/do_mounts.c b/init/do_mounts.c
index 5dfd30b13f48..5fdef94f0864 100644
--- a/init/do_mounts.c
+++ b/init/do_mounts.c
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ retry:
 	for (i = 0, p = fs_names; i < num_fs; i++, p += strlen(p)+1)
 		printk(" %s", p);
 	printk("\n");
-	panic("VFS: Unable to mount root fs on %s", b);
+	panic("VFS: Unable to mount root fs on \"%s\" or %s", pretty_name, b);
 out:
 	put_page(page);
 }