diff --git a/oshmem/mca/sshmem/ucx/sshmem_ucx_module.c b/oshmem/mca/sshmem/ucx/sshmem_ucx_module.c
index 1b8f02df388..955f1ff1eca 100644
--- a/oshmem/mca/sshmem/ucx/sshmem_ucx_module.c
+++ b/oshmem/mca/sshmem/ucx/sshmem_ucx_module.c
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ segment_create_internal(map_segment_t *ds_buf, void *address, size_t size,
 
     status = ucp_mem_map(spml->ucp_context, &mem_map_params, &mem_h);
     if (UCS_OK != status) {
-        SSHMEM_VERBOSE(err_level, "ucp_mem_map(%s) failed: %s\n", 
+        SSHMEM_VERBOSE(err_level, "ucp_mem_map(memory_type=%s) failed: %s\n",
                        ucs_memory_type_names[mem_type], 
                        ucs_status_string(status));
         rc = OSHMEM_ERROR;