diff --git a/db/db_impl/db_impl_write.cc b/db/db_impl/db_impl_write.cc
index c74511a47..ed089b01b 100644
--- a/db/db_impl/db_impl_write.cc
+++ b/db/db_impl/db_impl_write.cc
@@ -1292,7 +1292,7 @@ Status DBImpl::HandleWriteBufferFull(WriteContext* write_context) {
   // suboptimal but still correct.
   ROCKS_LOG_INFO(
       immutable_db_options_.info_log,
-      "Flushing column family with largest mem table size. Write buffer is "
+      "Flushing column family with oldest memtable entry. Write buffer is "
       "using %" ROCKSDB_PRIszt " bytes out of a total of %" ROCKSDB_PRIszt ".",
       write_buffer_manager_->memory_usage(),
       write_buffer_manager_->buffer_size());