diff --git a/arch/arc/kernel/traps.c b/arch/arc/kernel/traps.c
index 62675b94fccd..bcd7c9fc5d0f 100644
--- a/arch/arc/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/arc/kernel/traps.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ int do_misaligned_access(unsigned long address, struct pt_regs *regs,
  */
 void do_machine_check_fault(unsigned long address, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
-	die("Machine Check Exception", regs, address);
+	die("Unhandled Machine Check Exception", regs, address);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/arch/arc/kernel/troubleshoot.c b/arch/arc/kernel/troubleshoot.c
index f9caf79186d4..7e94476f3994 100644
--- a/arch/arc/kernel/troubleshoot.c
+++ b/arch/arc/kernel/troubleshoot.c
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ static void show_ecr_verbose(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	} else if (vec == ECR_V_ITLB_MISS) {
 		pr_cont("Insn could not be fetched\n");
 	} else if (vec == ECR_V_MACH_CHK) {
-		pr_cont("%s\n", (cause_code == 0x0) ?
+		pr_cont("Machine Check (%s)\n", (cause_code == 0x0) ?
 					"Double Fault" : "Other Fatal Err");
 
 	} else if (vec == ECR_V_PROTV) {
@@ -233,6 +233,9 @@ void show_kernel_fault_diag(const char *str, struct pt_regs *regs,
 {
 	current->thread.fault_address = address;
 
+	/* Show fault description */
+	pr_info("\n%s\n", str);
+
 	/* Caller and Callee regs */
 	show_regs(regs);