diff --git a/core/sched.c b/core/sched.c
index a5a8d38fb5..3d69cde424 100644
--- a/core/sched.c
+++ b/core/sched.c
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ void sched_set_status(thread_t *process, thread_state_t status)
     }
     else {
         if (process->status >= STATUS_ON_RUNQUEUE) {
-            DEBUG("sched_set_status: removing thread %" PRIkernel_pid " to runqueue %" PRIu8 ".\n",
+            DEBUG("sched_set_status: removing thread %" PRIkernel_pid " from runqueue %" PRIu8 ".\n",
                   process->pid, process->priority);
             clist_lpop(&sched_runqueues[process->priority]);