diff --git a/src/core/tsi/ssl_transport_security_utils.cc b/src/core/tsi/ssl_transport_security_utils.cc
index ba718f39577..1c05de9293d 100644
--- a/src/core/tsi/ssl_transport_security_utils.cc
+++ b/src/core/tsi/ssl_transport_security_utils.cc
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ bool VerifyCrlSignature(X509_CRL* crl, X509* issuer) {
     gpr_log(GPR_DEBUG,
             "There was an unexpected problem checking the CRL signature.");
   } else if (ret == 0) {
-    gpr_log(GPR_DEBUG, "CRL could not be verified.");
+    gpr_log(GPR_DEBUG, "CRL failed verification.");
   }
   EVP_PKEY_free(ikey);
   return ret == 1;