diff --git a/oshmem/mca/atomic/ucx/atomic_ucx_cswap.c b/oshmem/mca/atomic/ucx/atomic_ucx_cswap.c
index fc4c7a33f50..7d84f9e3dc7 100644
--- a/oshmem/mca/atomic/ucx/atomic_ucx_cswap.c
+++ b/oshmem/mca/atomic/ucx/atomic_ucx_cswap.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ int mca_atomic_ucx_cswap(void *target,
     return ucx_status_to_oshmem(status);
 
 err_size:
-    ATOMIC_ERROR("[#%d] Type size must be 1/2/4 or 8 bytes.", my_pe);
+    ATOMIC_ERROR("[#%d] Type size must be 4 or 8 bytes.", my_pe);
     return OSHMEM_ERROR;
 }
 
diff --git a/oshmem/mca/atomic/ucx/atomic_ucx_fadd.c b/oshmem/mca/atomic/ucx/atomic_ucx_fadd.c
index a1b88c95deb..b9ce9dee0dc 100644
--- a/oshmem/mca/atomic/ucx/atomic_ucx_fadd.c
+++ b/oshmem/mca/atomic/ucx/atomic_ucx_fadd.c
@@ -63,6 +63,6 @@ int mca_atomic_ucx_fadd(void *target,
     return ucx_status_to_oshmem(status);
 
 err_size:
-    ATOMIC_ERROR("[#%d] Type size must be 1/2/4 or 8 bytes.", my_pe);
+    ATOMIC_ERROR("[#%d] Type size must be 4 or 8 bytes.", my_pe);
     return OSHMEM_ERROR;
 }