diff --git a/code/lkm.c b/code/lkm.c
index 25e1a8407..b89e27f7d 100644
--- a/code/lkm.c
+++ b/code/lkm.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ lkm_init(void)
 	    DEVICE_NAME);
 	if (IS_ERR(lkm_device)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(lkm_device);
-		printk(KERN_ERR, "lkm: init: create device failed\n");
+		printk(KERN_ERR "lkm: init: create device failed\n");
 		class_unregister(lkm_class);
 		class_destroy(lkm_class);
 		unregister_chrdev(lkm_major, CLASS_NAME);