diff --git a/src/shared/varlink.c b/src/shared/varlink.c
index 2542d90668..6b0b343ae9 100644
--- a/src/shared/varlink.c
+++ b/src/shared/varlink.c
@@ -233,10 +233,10 @@ static void varlink_set_state(Varlink *v, VarlinkState state) {
         assert(state >= 0 && state < _VARLINK_STATE_MAX);
 
         if (v->state < 0)
-                varlink_log(v, "varlink: setting state %s",
+                varlink_log(v, "Setting state %s",
                             varlink_state_to_string(state));
         else
-                varlink_log(v, "varlink: changing state %s → %s",
+                varlink_log(v, "Changing state %s → %s",
                             varlink_state_to_string(v->state),
                             varlink_state_to_string(state));