diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c
index 06a76ca99659..65d6f4432d28 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c
@@ -975,9 +975,7 @@ xfs_buf_iodone_callbacks(
 	if (bp->b_target != lasttarg ||
 	    time_after(jiffies, (lasttime + 5*HZ))) {
 		lasttime = jiffies;
-		xfs_alert(mp, "Device %s: metadata write error block 0x%llx",
-			xfs_buf_target_name(bp->b_target),
-		      (__uint64_t)XFS_BUF_ADDR(bp));
+		xfs_buf_ioerror_alert(bp, __func__);
 	}
 	lasttarg = bp->b_target;