diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
index 06bc26554a67..f85cfa6c47b5 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
@@ -1409,6 +1409,8 @@ static void scsi_kill_request(struct request *req, struct request_queue *q)
 
 	blk_start_request(req);
 
+	scmd_printk(KERN_INFO, cmd, "killing request\n");
+
 	sdev = cmd->device;
 	starget = scsi_target(sdev);
 	shost = sdev->host;
@@ -1490,7 +1492,6 @@ static void scsi_request_fn(struct request_queue *q)
 	struct request *req;
 
 	if (!sdev) {
-		printk("scsi: killing requests for dead queue\n");
 		while ((req = blk_peek_request(q)) != NULL)
 			scsi_kill_request(req, q);
 		return;