diff --git a/ipmitool/lib/ipmi_sol.c b/ipmitool/lib/ipmi_sol.c
index 47288d8..7569613 100644
--- a/ipmitool/lib/ipmi_sol.c
+++ b/ipmitool/lib/ipmi_sol.c
@@ -163,8 +163,7 @@ ipmi_sol_payload_access_status(struct ipmi_intf * intf,
 	rsp = intf->sendrecv(intf, &req);
 
 	if (rsp == NULL) {
-		lprintf(LOG_ERR, "Error: Unexpected data length (%d) received",
-			rsp->data_len);
+		lprintf(LOG_ERR, "No valid response received.");
 		return -1;
 	}