diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/datachecksum_state.c b/src/backend/postmaster/datachecksum_state.c
index a49a31d1281..a6fdcf114ec 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/datachecksum_state.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/datachecksum_state.c
@@ -1005,7 +1005,7 @@ WaitForAllTransactionsToFinish(void)
 		/* Oldest running xid is older than us, so wait */
 		snprintf(activity,
 				 sizeof(activity),
-				 "Waiting for current transactions to finish (waiting for %u)",
+				 "Waiting for transactions older than %u to end",
 				 waitforxid);
 		pgstat_report_activity(STATE_RUNNING, activity);