diff --git a/drivers/base/dd.c b/drivers/base/dd.c
index 908ae4d7805e..9c88afa5c74a 100644
--- a/drivers/base/dd.c
+++ b/drivers/base/dd.c
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ int driver_deferred_probe_check_state(struct device *dev)
 	}
 
 	if (!driver_deferred_probe_timeout && initcalls_done) {
-		dev_WARN(dev, "deferred probe timeout, ignoring dependency");
+		dev_warn(dev, "deferred probe timeout, ignoring dependency");
 		return -ETIMEDOUT;
 	}