diff --git a/nova/scheduler/client/report.py b/nova/scheduler/client/report.py
index f746a46be5ad..957863430478 100644
--- a/nova/scheduler/client/report.py
+++ b/nova/scheduler/client/report.py
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ class SchedulerReportClient(object):
             LOG.debug(msg, rp_uuid)
             return
 
-        msg = _LI("Compute node %s reported no inventory but previous "
+        msg = _LI("Resource provider %s reported no inventory but previous "
                   "inventory was detected. Deleting existing inventory "
                   "records.")
         LOG.info(msg, rp_uuid)