diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_manager.go b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_manager.go
index d0186ef96ee..e48ae3f667b 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_manager.go
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ func (m *kubeGenericRuntimeManager) computePodActions(pod *v1.Pod, podStatus *ku
 		// need to restart it.
 		if containerStatus == nil || containerStatus.State != kubecontainer.ContainerStateRunning {
 			if kubecontainer.ShouldContainerBeRestarted(&container, pod, podStatus) {
-				message := fmt.Sprintf("Container %+v is dead, but RestartPolicy says that we should restart it.", container)
+				message := fmt.Sprintf("Container %q of pod %q is not in the desired state and shall be started", container.Name, format.Pod(pod))
 				klog.V(3).Infof(message)
 				changes.ContainersToStart = append(changes.ContainersToStart, idx)
 				if containerStatus != nil && containerStatus.State == kubecontainer.ContainerStateUnknown {