diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/dmm32at.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/dmm32at.c
index ad7a5d53b97b..181c34462a4d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/dmm32at.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/dmm32at.c
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ static irqreturn_t dmm32at_isr(int irq, void *d)
 	int i;
 
 	if (!dev->attached) {
-		comedi_error(dev, "spurious interrupt");
+		dev_err(dev->class_dev, "spurious interrupt\n");
 		return IRQ_HANDLED;
 	}