diff --git a/sys/compat/linux/linux_emul.c b/sys/compat/linux/linux_emul.c
index 12e078546ac..1e8da643bb9 100644
--- a/sys/compat/linux/linux_emul.c
+++ b/sys/compat/linux/linux_emul.c
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ linux_proc_init(struct thread *td, struct thread *newtd, bool init_thread)
 
 		/* lookup the old one */
 		em = em_find(td);
-		KASSERT(em != NULL, ("proc_init: emuldata not found in exec case.\n"));
+		KASSERT(em != NULL, ("proc_init: thread emuldata not found.\n"));
 
 		em->em_tid = p->p_pid;
 		em->flags = 0;
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ linux_proc_init(struct thread *td, struct thread *newtd, bool init_thread)
 		em->child_set_tid = NULL;
 
 		pem = pem_find(p);
-		KASSERT(pem != NULL, ("proc_exit: proc emuldata not found.\n"));
+		KASSERT(pem != NULL, ("proc_init: proc emuldata not found.\n"));
 		pem->persona = 0;
 		pem->oom_score_adj = 0;
 	}