diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
index b64cd64a0563..86e379a38219 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
@@ -3249,8 +3249,8 @@ struct device *tty_register_device_attr(struct tty_driver *driver,
 	bool cdev = false;
 
 	if (index >= driver->num) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "Attempt to register invalid tty line number "
-		       " (%d).\n", index);
+		pr_err("%s: Attempt to register invalid tty line number (%d)\n",
+		       driver->name, index);
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 	}