diff --git a/hw/arm/stellaris.c b/hw/arm/stellaris.c
index d06e366402..42baa768b2 100644
--- a/hw/arm/stellaris.c
+++ b/hw/arm/stellaris.c
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ static void gptm_write(void *opaque, hwaddr offset,
         break;
     default:
         qemu_log_mask(LOG_GUEST_ERROR,
-                      "GPTM: read at bad offset 0x%x\n", (int)offset);
+                      "GPTM: write at bad offset 0x%x\n", (int)offset);
     }
     gptm_update_irq(s);
 }