diff --git a/tools/hv/hv_fcopy_daemon.c b/tools/hv/hv_fcopy_daemon.c
index f1d7426..fdc9ca4 100644
--- a/tools/hv/hv_fcopy_daemon.c
+++ b/tools/hv/hv_fcopy_daemon.c
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
 	}
 
 	openlog("HV_FCOPY", 0, LOG_USER);
-	syslog(LOG_INFO, "HV_FCOPY starting; pid is:%d", getpid());
+	syslog(LOG_INFO, "starting; pid is:%d", getpid());
 
 	fcopy_fd = open("/dev/vmbus/hv_fcopy", O_RDWR);
 
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@
 			}
 			kernel_modver = *(__u32 *)buffer;
 			in_handshake = 0;
-			syslog(LOG_INFO, "HV_FCOPY: kernel module version: %d",
+			syslog(LOG_INFO, "kernel module version: %d",
 			       kernel_modver);
 			continue;
 		}