diff --git a/include/linux/libata.h b/include/linux/libata.h
index 1ca9b89632f9..3784af395576 100644
--- a/include/linux/libata.h
+++ b/include/linux/libata.h
@@ -1013,18 +1013,18 @@ extern void ata_do_eh(struct ata_port *ap, ata_prereset_fn_t prereset,
  * printk helpers
  */
 #define ata_port_printk(ap, lv, fmt, args...) \
-	printk(lv"ata%u: "fmt, (ap)->print_id , ##args)
+	printk("%sata%u: "fmt, lv, (ap)->print_id , ##args)
 
 #define ata_link_printk(link, lv, fmt, args...) do { \
 	if ((link)->ap->nr_pmp_links) \
-		printk(lv"ata%u.%02u: "fmt, (link)->ap->print_id, \
+		printk("%sata%u.%02u: "fmt, lv, (link)->ap->print_id,	\
 		       (link)->pmp , ##args); \
 	else \
-		printk(lv"ata%u: "fmt, (link)->ap->print_id , ##args); \
+		printk("%sata%u: "fmt, lv, (link)->ap->print_id , ##args); \
 	} while(0)
 
 #define ata_dev_printk(dev, lv, fmt, args...) \
-	printk(lv"ata%u.%02u: "fmt, (dev)->link->ap->print_id, \
+	printk("%sata%u.%02u: "fmt, lv, (dev)->link->ap->print_id,	\
 	       (dev)->link->pmp + (dev)->devno , ##args)
 
 /*