diff --git a/example/sm_pairing_central.c b/example/sm_pairing_central.c
index 1a2fa87f4..dba934874 100644
--- a/example/sm_pairing_central.c
+++ b/example/sm_pairing_central.c
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ static void sm_packet_handler(uint8_t packet_type, uint16_t channel, uint8_t *pa
                     printf("Pairing failed, disconnected\n");
                     break;
                 case ERROR_CODE_AUTHENTICATION_FAILURE:
-                    printf("Pairing failed, reason = %u\n", sm_event_pairing_complete_get_reason(packet));
+                    printf("Pairing failed, authentication failure with reason = %u\n", sm_event_pairing_complete_get_reason(packet));
                     break;
                 default:
                     break;
diff --git a/example/sm_pairing_peripheral.c b/example/sm_pairing_peripheral.c
index 2e3729b7d..28610b6a5 100644
--- a/example/sm_pairing_peripheral.c
+++ b/example/sm_pairing_peripheral.c
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ static void packet_handler (uint8_t packet_type, uint16_t channel, uint8_t *pack
                     printf("Pairing failed, disconnected\n");
                     break;
                 case ERROR_CODE_AUTHENTICATION_FAILURE:
-                    printf("Pairing failed, reason = %u\n", sm_event_pairing_complete_get_reason(packet));
+                    printf("Pairing failed, authentication failure with reason = %u\n", sm_event_pairing_complete_get_reason(packet));
                     break;
                 default:
                     break;