diff --git a/init/initramfs.c b/init/initramfs.c
index 9ee7b7810417..4c00edc59689 100644
--- a/init/initramfs.c
+++ b/init/initramfs.c
@@ -574,11 +574,10 @@ static int __init populate_rootfs(void)
 	if (initrd_start) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM
 		int fd;
-		printk(KERN_INFO "checking if image is initramfs...\n");
+		printk(KERN_INFO "Trying to unpack rootfs image as initramfs...\n");
 		err = unpack_to_rootfs((char *)initrd_start,
 			initrd_end - initrd_start);
 		if (!err) {
-			printk(KERN_INFO "rootfs image is initramfs; unpacking...\n");
 			free_initrd();
 			return 0;
 		} else {
@@ -596,15 +595,11 @@ static int __init populate_rootfs(void)
 			free_initrd();
 		}
 #else
-		printk(KERN_INFO "Unpacking initramfs...");
+		printk(KERN_INFO "Unpacking initramfs...\n");
 		err = unpack_to_rootfs((char *)initrd_start,
 			initrd_end - initrd_start);
-		if (err) {
-			printk(" failed!\n");
-			printk(KERN_EMERG "%s\n", err);
-		} else {
-			printk(" done\n");
-		}
+		if (err)
+			printk(KERN_EMERG "Initramfs unpacking failed: %s\n", err);
 		free_initrd();
 #endif
 	}