diff --git a/src/login/pam_systemd.c b/src/login/pam_systemd.c
index d466e50969..0600c179d5 100644
--- a/src/login/pam_systemd.c
+++ b/src/login/pam_systemd.c
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ _public_ PAM_EXTERN int pam_sm_open_session(
         if (r < 0) {
                 if (sd_bus_error_has_name(&error, BUS_ERROR_SESSION_BUSY)) {
                         if (debug)
-                                pam_syslog(handle, LOG_DEBUG, "Cannot create session: %s", bus_error_message(&error, r));
+                                pam_syslog(handle, LOG_DEBUG, "Not creating session: %s", bus_error_message(&error, r));
                         return PAM_SUCCESS;
                 } else {
                         pam_syslog(handle, LOG_ERR, "Failed to create session: %s", bus_error_message(&error, r));