diff --git a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-common b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-common
index 270d538b9..8c13a8d2d 100755
--- a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-common
+++ b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-common
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ wait_for_apt() {
 
 	local retry_count=30
 	local retry_timeout='10s'
-	local lock_msg="Could not acquire lock, waiting $retry_timeout for lock to release."
+	local lock_msg="Could not acquire dpkg lock, waiting $retry_timeout for lock to release."
 	if [ -z "$progress_callback" ]; then
 		if [ -z "$progress_bar_text" ]; then
 			local old_text="Installing..."