diff --git a/drivers/char/virtio_console.c b/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
index d5e2c7050291..5b60956edc28 100644
--- a/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
+++ b/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
@@ -2223,10 +2223,8 @@ static int __init init(void)
 	}
 
 	pdrvdata.debugfs_dir = debugfs_create_dir("virtio-ports", NULL);
-	if (!pdrvdata.debugfs_dir) {
-		pr_warning("Error %ld creating debugfs dir for virtio-ports\n",
-			   PTR_ERR(pdrvdata.debugfs_dir));
-	}
+	if (!pdrvdata.debugfs_dir)
+		pr_warning("Error creating debugfs dir for virtio-ports\n");
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pdrvdata.consoles);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pdrvdata.portdevs);