diff --git a/kernel/power/process.c b/kernel/power/process.c
index 29be608e8349..b0edfc6f2798 100644
--- a/kernel/power/process.c
+++ b/kernel/power/process.c
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ void refrigerator(void)
 	long save;
 	save = current->state;
 	pr_debug("%s entered refrigerator\n", current->comm);
-	printk("=");
 
 	frozen_process(current);
 	spin_lock_irq(&current->sighand->siglock);