diff --git a/lib/accel/accel_engine.c b/lib/accel/accel_engine.c
index ff2b6187f..79698a987 100644
--- a/lib/accel/accel_engine.c
+++ b/lib/accel/accel_engine.c
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ spdk_accel_engine_module_initialize(void)
 int
 spdk_accel_engine_initialize(void)
 {
+	SPDK_NOTICELOG("Accel engine initialized to use software engine.\n");
 	spdk_accel_engine_module_initialize();
 	/*
 	 * We need a unique identifier for the accel engine framework, so use the
diff --git a/module/accel/idxd/accel_engine_idxd.c b/module/accel/idxd/accel_engine_idxd.c
index ae1d6a159..4ccadf710 100644
--- a/module/accel/idxd/accel_engine_idxd.c
+++ b/module/accel/idxd/accel_engine_idxd.c
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ accel_engine_idxd_init(void)
 	}
 
 	g_idxd_initialized = true;
-	SPDK_NOTICELOG("IDXD Acceleration Engine Offload Enabled\n");
+	SPDK_NOTICELOG("Accel engine updated to use IDXD DSA engine.\n");
 	spdk_accel_hw_engine_register(&idxd_accel_engine);
 	spdk_io_device_register(&idxd_accel_engine, idxd_create_cb, idxd_destroy_cb,
 				sizeof(struct idxd_io_channel), "idxd_accel_engine");
diff --git a/module/accel/ioat/accel_engine_ioat.c b/module/accel/ioat/accel_engine_ioat.c
index cdad57a65..023b71c3f 100644
--- a/module/accel/ioat/accel_engine_ioat.c
+++ b/module/accel/ioat/accel_engine_ioat.c
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ accel_engine_ioat_init(void)
 	}
 
 	g_ioat_initialized = true;
-	SPDK_INFOLOG(SPDK_LOG_ACCEL_IOAT, "Ioat Acceleration Engine Offload Enabled\n");
+	SPDK_NOTICELOG("Accel engine updated to use IOAT engine.\n");
 	spdk_accel_hw_engine_register(&ioat_accel_engine);
 	spdk_io_device_register(&ioat_accel_engine, ioat_create_cb, ioat_destroy_cb,
 				sizeof(struct ioat_io_channel), "ioat_accel_engine");