diff --git a/etcdserver/api/rafthttp/peer_status.go b/etcdserver/api/rafthttp/peer_status.go
index 80a0076d9..a0c1d560e 100644
--- a/etcdserver/api/rafthttp/peer_status.go
+++ b/etcdserver/api/rafthttp/peer_status.go
@@ -65,10 +65,10 @@ func (s *peerStatus) deactivate(failure failureType, reason string) {
 	msg := fmt.Sprintf("failed to %s %s on %s (%s)", failure.action, s.id, failure.source, reason)
 	if s.active {
 		if s.lg != nil {
-			s.lg.Warn("peer became inactive", zap.String("peer-id", s.id.String()), zap.Error(errors.New(msg)))
+			s.lg.Warn("peer became inactive (message send to peer failed)", zap.String("peer-id", s.id.String()), zap.Error(errors.New(msg)))
 		} else {
 			plog.Errorf(msg)
-			plog.Infof("peer %s became inactive", s.id)
+			plog.Infof("peer %s became inactive (message send to peer failed)", s.id)
 		}
 		s.active = false
 		s.since = time.Time{}