diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/check b/tests/qemu-iotests/check
index a58232eefb..875399d79f 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/check
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/check
@@ -694,12 +694,12 @@ END        { if (NR > 0) {
         if [ ! -z "$n_bad" -a $n_bad != 0 ]
         then
             echo "Failures:$bad"
-            echo "Failed $n_bad of $try tests"
+            echo "Failed $n_bad of $try iotests"
             echo "Failures:$bad" | fmt >>check.log
-            echo "Failed $n_bad of $try tests" >>check.log
+            echo "Failed $n_bad of $try iotests" >>check.log
         else
-            echo "Passed all $try tests"
-            echo "Passed all $try tests" >>check.log
+            echo "Passed all $try iotests"
+            echo "Passed all $try iotests" >>check.log
         fi
         needwrap=false
     fi