diff --git a/src/audio/dai.c b/src/audio/dai.c
index ce6de4f3e..c909b54b8 100644
--- a/src/audio/dai.c
+++ b/src/audio/dai.c
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ static void dai_report_xrun(struct comp_dev *dev, uint32_t bytes)
 		comp_err(dev, "dai_report_xrun(): underrun due to no data available");
 		comp_underrun(dev, dd->local_buffer, bytes);
 	} else {
-		comp_err(dev, "dai_report_xrun(): overrun due to no data available");
+		comp_err(dev, "dai_report_xrun(): overrun due to no space available");
 		comp_overrun(dev, dd->local_buffer, bytes);
 	}
 }