diff --git a/src/pulsecore/sink.c b/src/pulsecore/sink.c
index 53c2a5ecf..11c3849e0 100644
--- a/src/pulsecore/sink.c
+++ b/src/pulsecore/sink.c
@@ -3974,7 +3974,7 @@ void pa_sink_move_streams_to_default_sink(pa_core *core, pa_sink *old_sink, bool
             pa_log_info("The sink input %u \"%s\" is moving to %s due to change of the default sink.",
                         i->index, pa_strnull(pa_proplist_gets(i->proplist, PA_PROP_APPLICATION_NAME)), core->default_sink->name);
         else
-            pa_log_info("The sink input %u \"%s\" is moving to %s due to unlink of a sink.",
+            pa_log_info("The sink input %u \"%s\" is moving to %s, because the old sink became unavailable.",
                         i->index, pa_strnull(pa_proplist_gets(i->proplist, PA_PROP_APPLICATION_NAME)), core->default_sink->name);
 
         pa_sink_input_move_to(i, core->default_sink, false);
diff --git a/src/pulsecore/source.c b/src/pulsecore/source.c
index 21a73f44f..1cb83f940 100644
--- a/src/pulsecore/source.c
+++ b/src/pulsecore/source.c
@@ -3030,7 +3030,7 @@ void pa_source_move_streams_to_default_source(pa_core *core, pa_source *old_sour
             pa_log_info("The source output %u \"%s\" is moving to %s due to change of the default source.",
                         o->index, pa_strnull(pa_proplist_gets(o->proplist, PA_PROP_APPLICATION_NAME)), core->default_source->name);
         else
-            pa_log_info("The source output %u \"%s\" is moving to %s due to unlink of a source.",
+            pa_log_info("The source output %u \"%s\" is moving to %s, because the old source became unavailable.",
                         o->index, pa_strnull(pa_proplist_gets(o->proplist, PA_PROP_APPLICATION_NAME)), core->default_source->name);
 
         pa_source_output_move_to(o, core->default_source, false);