diff --git a/libmpcodecs/vf_ass.c b/libmpcodecs/vf_ass.c
index 454016dd33..a4ba0e534e 100644
--- a/libmpcodecs/vf_ass.c
+++ b/libmpcodecs/vf_ass.c
@@ -358,10 +358,10 @@ static int control(vf_instance_t *vf, int request, void *data)
 	if (request == VFCTRL_EOSD) {
 		vf->priv->ass_priv = ass_init();
 		if (!vf->priv->ass_priv) {
-			mp_msg(MSGT_VFILTER, MSGL_ERR, "[ass] init failed\n");
+			mp_msg(MSGT_VFILTER, MSGL_ERR, "[ass] Init failed\n");
 			return 0;
 		} else
-			mp_msg(MSGT_VFILTER, MSGL_INFO, "[ass] init\n");
+			mp_msg(MSGT_VFILTER, MSGL_INFO, "[ass] Init\n");
 		return CONTROL_TRUE;
 	}
 	return vf_next_control(vf, request, data);