diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index 27603a6c0a93..2937c631ea41 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ static ssize_t dev_attr_show(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr,
 	if (dev_attr->show)
 		ret = dev_attr->show(dev, dev_attr, buf);
 	if (ret >= (ssize_t)PAGE_SIZE) {
-		print_symbol("dev_attr_show: %s returned bad count\n",
-				(unsigned long)dev_attr->show);
+		printk("dev_attr_show: %pSR returned bad count\n",
+		       dev_attr->show);
 	}
 	return ret;
 }