diff --git a/src/arch/arm64/fit_payload.c b/src/arch/arm64/fit_payload.c
index 7f1c8f8921..f8ae16af5d 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm64/fit_payload.c
+++ b/src/arch/arm64/fit_payload.c
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ bool fit_payload_arch(struct prog *payload, struct fit_config_node *config,
 	void *arg = NULL;
 
 	if (!decompress_kernel_header(config->kernel)) {
-		printk(BIOS_CRIT, "CRIT: Payload doesn't look like an ARM64"
+		printk(BIOS_CRIT, "Payload doesn't look like an ARM64"
 		       " kernel Image.\n");
 		return false;
 	}
diff --git a/src/arch/riscv/fit_payload.c b/src/arch/riscv/fit_payload.c
index f7f4106cae..bfa0c98d53 100644
--- a/src/arch/riscv/fit_payload.c
+++ b/src/arch/riscv/fit_payload.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ bool fit_payload_arch(struct prog *payload, struct fit_config_node *config,
 	void *arg = NULL;
 
 	if (!config->fdt || !fdt) {
-		printk(BIOS_CRIT, "CRIT: Providing a valid FDT is mandatory to "
+		printk(BIOS_CRIT, "Providing a valid FDT is mandatory to "
 		       "boot a RISC-V kernel!\n");
 		return false;
 		/* TODO: Fall back to the ROM FDT? */