diff --git a/drivers/video/epson1355fb.c b/drivers/video/epson1355fb.c
index 3b0e71383448..082759447bf6 100644
--- a/drivers/video/epson1355fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/epson1355fb.c
@@ -607,6 +607,7 @@ static void clearfb16(struct fb_info *info)
 
 static void epson1355fb_platform_release(struct device *device)
 {
+	dev_err(device, "This driver is broken, please bug the authors so they will fix it.\n");
 }
 
 static int epson1355fb_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
diff --git a/drivers/video/vfb.c b/drivers/video/vfb.c
index 53208cb58396..77eed1fd9943 100644
--- a/drivers/video/vfb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/vfb.c
@@ -401,6 +401,7 @@ static int __init vfb_setup(char *options)
 static void vfb_platform_release(struct device *device)
 {
 	// This is called when the reference count goes to zero.
+	dev_err(device, "This driver is broken, please bug the authors so they will fix it.\n");
 }
 
 static int __init vfb_probe(struct platform_device *dev)