diff --git a/components/esp_common/include/esp_err.h b/components/esp_common/include/esp_err.h
index d6b2e301d2..ad2611f36b 100644
--- a/components/esp_common/include/esp_err.h
+++ b/components/esp_common/include/esp_err.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ typedef int esp_err_t;
 #define ESP_ERR_INVALID_CRC         0x109   /*!< CRC or checksum was invalid */
 #define ESP_ERR_INVALID_VERSION     0x10A   /*!< Version was invalid */
 #define ESP_ERR_INVALID_MAC         0x10B   /*!< MAC address was invalid */
-#define ESP_ERR_NOT_FINISHED        0x10C   /*!< There are items remained to retrieve */
+#define ESP_ERR_NOT_FINISHED        0x10C   /*!< Operation has not fully completed */
 
 
 #define ESP_ERR_WIFI_BASE           0x3000  /*!< Starting number of WiFi error codes */
diff --git a/components/esp_common/src/esp_err_to_name.c b/components/esp_common/src/esp_err_to_name.c
index 0fbf57a327..175852575e 100644
--- a/components/esp_common/src/esp_err_to_name.c
+++ b/components/esp_common/src/esp_err_to_name.c
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ static const esp_err_msg_t esp_err_msg_table[] = {
     ERR_TBL_IT(ESP_ERR_INVALID_MAC),                            /*   267 0x10b MAC address was invalid */
 #   endif
 #   ifdef      ESP_ERR_NOT_FINISHED
-    ERR_TBL_IT(ESP_ERR_NOT_FINISHED),                           /*   268 0x10c There are items remained to retrieve */
+    ERR_TBL_IT(ESP_ERR_NOT_FINISHED),                           /*   268 0x10c Operation has not fully completed */
 #   endif
     // components/nvs_flash/include/nvs.h
 #   ifdef      ESP_ERR_NVS_BASE