diff --git a/rtos/TARGET_CORTEX/TARGET_CORTEX_M/mbed_rtx_fault_handler.c b/rtos/TARGET_CORTEX/TARGET_CORTEX_M/mbed_rtx_fault_handler.c
index e44fe74798a..d9545b3f91a 100644
--- a/rtos/TARGET_CORTEX/TARGET_CORTEX_M/mbed_rtx_fault_handler.c
+++ b/rtos/TARGET_CORTEX/TARGET_CORTEX_M/mbed_rtx_fault_handler.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ void mbed_fault_handler (uint32_t fault_type, void *mbed_fault_context_in, void
     mbed_error_printf("\n\n-- MbedOS Fault Handler --\n\n");
     
     //Now call mbed_error, to log the error and halt the system
-    mbed_error( faultStatus, "Unrecoverable fault excaption.", mbed_fault_context.PC_reg, NULL, 0 );
+    mbed_error( faultStatus, "Fault exception", mbed_fault_context.PC_reg, NULL, 0 );
     
 }