diff --git a/compiler/plugins/target/AMD-AIE/iree-amd-aie/Transforms/AMDAIEControlCodeForallToFor.cpp b/compiler/plugins/target/AMD-AIE/iree-amd-aie/Transforms/AMDAIEControlCodeForallToFor.cpp
index 63b6a2a10..008bf4124 100644
--- a/compiler/plugins/target/AMD-AIE/iree-amd-aie/Transforms/AMDAIEControlCodeForallToFor.cpp
+++ b/compiler/plugins/target/AMD-AIE/iree-amd-aie/Transforms/AMDAIEControlCodeForallToFor.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ LogicalResult forallToFor(RewriterBase &rewriter, Operation *op) {
       return WalkResult::advance();
     }
     if (failed(scf::forallToForLoop(rewriter, forallOp))) {
-      forallOp.emitOpError() << "failed to transform `scf.forall` to `scf.for`";
+      forallOp.emitOpError() << "was not transformed from `scf.forall` to `scf.for`";
       return WalkResult::interrupt();
     }
     return WalkResult::advance();