diff --git a/cmd/blk_common.c b/cmd/blk_common.c
index c5514cf8f8e81b0918f562b3b33e61f6fe98a140..cc6e161ba0aebeef3675a0a1cf9f67629695db78 100644
--- a/cmd/blk_common.c
+++ b/cmd/blk_common.c
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ int blk_common_cmd(int argc, char * const argv[], enum if_type if_type,
 			return 0;
 		} else if (strncmp(argv[1], "part", 4) == 0) {
 			if (blk_list_part(if_type))
-				printf("\nno %s devices available\n", if_name);
+				printf("\nno %s partition table available\n",
+				       if_name);
 			return 0;
 		}
 		return CMD_RET_USAGE;