diff --git a/src/lxc/start.c b/src/lxc/start.c
index 33b2a31ca..2ab3f087d 100644
--- a/src/lxc/start.c
+++ b/src/lxc/start.c
@@ -1076,7 +1076,7 @@ static int do_start(void *data)
 	lxc_sync_fini_parent(handler);
 
 	if (lxc_abstract_unix_recv_one_fd(data_sock1, &status_fd, NULL, 0) < 0) {
-		ERROR("Failed to receive status file descriptor to child process");
+		ERROR("Failed to receive status file descriptor from parent process");
 		goto out_warn_father;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/lxc/sync.c b/src/lxc/sync.c
index acdd6e77b..d8917ba7e 100644
--- a/src/lxc/sync.c
+++ b/src/lxc/sync.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ bool lxc_sync_wait_child(struct lxc_handler *handler, int sequence)
 
 bool lxc_sync_wake_child(struct lxc_handler *handler, int sequence)
 {
-	TRACE("Child waking parent with sequence %s", start_sync_to_string(sequence));
+	TRACE("Parent waking child with sequence %s", start_sync_to_string(sequence));
 	return sync_wake(handler->sync_sock[1], sequence);
 }