diff --git a/src/libmsc/sms_queue.c b/src/libmsc/sms_queue.c
index 6346c1d43..d60cb4a01 100644
--- a/src/libmsc/sms_queue.c
+++ b/src/libmsc/sms_queue.c
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ static void sms_submit_pending(void *_data)
 	unsigned long long first_sub = 0;
 	int attempted = 0, rounds = 0;
 
-	LOGP(DLSMS, LOGL_DEBUG, "Attempting to send %d SMS\n", attempts);
+	LOGP(DLSMS, LOGL_DEBUG, "Attempting to send up to %d SMS\n", attempts);
 
 	do {
 		struct gsm_sms_pending *pending;