diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_iommu.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_iommu.c
index c6aa4fe7e5..e1fe94115f 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_iommu.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_iommu.c
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ static target_ulong put_tce_emu(sPAPRTCETable *tcet, target_ulong ioba,
     sPAPRTCE *tcep;
 
     if (ioba >= tcet->window_size) {
-        hcall_dprintf("spapr_vio_put_tce on out-of-boards IOBA 0x"
+        hcall_dprintf("spapr_vio_put_tce on out-of-bounds IOBA 0x"
                       TARGET_FMT_lx "\n", ioba);
         return H_PARAMETER;
     }