--- a/fs/overlayfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/super.c
@@ -728,7 +728,10 @@ static int ovl_fill_super(struct super_b
 	}
 	if (!ufs->config.upperdir &&
 	    !ufs->config.lowerdir && !ufs->config.lowerdirs) {
-		pr_err("overlayfs: no 'upperdir', 'lowerdir' or 'lowerdirs' specified\n");
+		pr_err("overlayfs: missing%s%s%s\n",
+			ufs->config.upperdir ? "" : " upperdir",
+			ufs->config.lowerdir ? "" : " lowerdir",
+			ufs->config.lowerdirs ? "" : " lowerdirs");
 		goto out_free_config;
 	}