diff --git a/common/board_f.c b/common/board_f.c
index 99616fd..9bbbf73 100644
--- a/common/board_f.c
+++ b/common/board_f.c
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@
 
 	print_size(gd->ram_size, "");
 	if (!sizes_near(gd->ram_size, size)) {
-		printf(" (effective ");
+		printf(" (total ");
 		print_size(size, ")");
 	}
 	board_add_ram_info(0);