diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/data.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/data.go
index c0963382324..ad7bf0a5ffd 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/data.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/data.go
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ func dynreloc(ctxt *Link, data *[SXREF][]*Symbol) {
 		return
 	}
 	if ctxt.Debugvlog != 0 {
-		ctxt.Logf("%5.2f reloc\n", Cputime())
+		ctxt.Logf("%5.2f dynreloc\n", Cputime())
 	}
 
 	for _, s := range ctxt.Textp {