diff --git a/drivers/char/virtio_console.c b/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
index e9b7e0b3cabe..c6f760b3d9d7 100644
--- a/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
+++ b/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
@@ -2302,7 +2302,7 @@ static int __init init(void)
 
 	pdrvdata.debugfs_dir = debugfs_create_dir("virtio-ports", NULL);
 	if (!pdrvdata.debugfs_dir)
-		pr_warning("Error creating debugfs dir for virtio-ports\n");
+		pr_warn("Error creating debugfs dir for virtio-ports\n");
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pdrvdata.consoles);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pdrvdata.portdevs);