diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/traps.c b/arch/i386/kernel/traps.c
index f0dffa03fbba..ab0e9430f775 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/traps.c
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ DO_VM86_ERROR( 3, SIGTRAP, "int3", int3)
 #endif
 DO_VM86_ERROR( 4, SIGSEGV, "overflow", overflow)
 DO_VM86_ERROR( 5, SIGSEGV, "bounds", bounds)
-DO_ERROR_INFO( 6, SIGILL,  "invalid operand", invalid_op, ILL_ILLOPN, regs->eip)
+DO_ERROR_INFO( 6, SIGILL,  "invalid opcode", invalid_op, ILL_ILLOPN, regs->eip)
 DO_ERROR( 9, SIGFPE,  "coprocessor segment overrun", coprocessor_segment_overrun)
 DO_ERROR(10, SIGSEGV, "invalid TSS", invalid_TSS)
 DO_ERROR(11, SIGBUS,  "segment not present", segment_not_present)