diff --git a/kernel/kexec.c b/kernel/kexec.c
index 2abf9f6e9a61..9a8a01abbaed 100644
--- a/kernel/kexec.c
+++ b/kernel/kexec.c
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ kimage_file_alloc_init(struct kimage **rimage, int kernel_fd,
 	if (!kexec_on_panic) {
 		image->swap_page = kimage_alloc_control_pages(image, 0);
 		if (!image->swap_page) {
-			pr_err(KERN_ERR "Could not allocate swap buffer\n");
+			pr_err("Could not allocate swap buffer\n");
 			goto out_free_control_pages;
 		}
 	}