diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
index a19a39952c1b..225f8bf19095 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-sched.c
@@ -482,8 +482,8 @@ static bool can_stop_idle_tick(int cpu, struct tick_sched *ts)
 
 		if (ratelimit < 10 &&
 		    (local_softirq_pending() & SOFTIRQ_STOP_IDLE_MASK)) {
-			printk(KERN_ERR "NOHZ: local_softirq_pending %02x\n",
-			       (unsigned int) local_softirq_pending());
+			pr_warn("NOHZ: local_softirq_pending %02x\n",
+				(unsigned int) local_softirq_pending());
 			ratelimit++;
 		}
 		return false;