diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/DNConf.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/DNConf.java
index 00ac64c30d8..c756ed0da42 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/DNConf.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/DNConf.java
@@ -208,9 +208,9 @@ public DNConf(final Configurable dn) {
         TimeUnit.SECONDS, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
     if (initBRDelay >= blockReportInterval) {
       initBRDelay = 0;
-      DataNode.LOG.info("dfs.blockreport.initialDelay is "
-          + "greater than or equal to" + "dfs.blockreport.intervalMsec."
-          + " Setting initial delay to 0 msec:");
+      DataNode.LOG.info(DFS_BLOCKREPORT_INITIAL_DELAY_KEY + " is "
+          + "greater than or equal to" + DFS_BLOCKREPORT_INTERVAL_MSEC_KEY
+          + ".  Setting initial delay to 0 msec:");
     }
     initialBlockReportDelayMs = initBRDelay;