diff --git a/src/udev/net/link-config.c b/src/udev/net/link-config.c
index 71d68f60d4..c4fab4e63b 100644
--- a/src/udev/net/link-config.c
+++ b/src/udev/net/link-config.c
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ int link_config_apply(link_config_ctx *ctx, link_config *config,
 
         r = rtnl_set_link_properties(&ctx->rtnl, ifindex, config->alias, mac, config->mtu);
         if (r < 0)
-                return log_warning_errno(r, "Could not set Alias, MACAddress or MTU on %s: %m", old_name);
+                return log_warning_errno(r, "Could not set Alias=, MACAddress= or MTU= on %s: %m", old_name);
 
         *name = new_name;