diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
index 20ad59dff730..9c52ce4f7129 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c
@@ -864,13 +864,15 @@ int scsi_sysfs_add_sdev(struct scsi_device *sdev)
 
 	error = device_add(&sdev->sdev_gendev);
 	if (error) {
-		printk(KERN_INFO "error 1\n");
+		sdev_printk(KERN_INFO, sdev,
+				"failed to add device: %d\n", error);
 		return error;
 	}
 	device_enable_async_suspend(&sdev->sdev_dev);
 	error = device_add(&sdev->sdev_dev);
 	if (error) {
-		printk(KERN_INFO "error 2\n");
+		sdev_printk(KERN_INFO, sdev,
+				"failed to add class device: %d\n", error);
 		device_del(&sdev->sdev_gendev);
 		return error;
 	}