diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/mount_api.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/mount_api.rst
index d7f53d62b5bb..eb358a00be27 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/mount_api.rst
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/mount_api.rst
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ process the parameters it is given.
      should just be set to lie inside the low-to-high range.
 
      If all is good, true is returned.  If the table is invalid, errors are
-     logged to dmesg and false is returned.
+     logged to the kernel log buffer and false is returned.
 
    * ::
 
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ process the parameters it is given.
 
      This performs some validation checks on a parameter description.  It
      returns true if the description is good and false if it is not.  It will
-     log errors to dmesg if validation fails.
+     log errors to the kernel log buffer if validation fails.
 
    * ::