diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_mon.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_mon.c
index 558fb508cc8a..2b575d14ed5d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_mon.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/linux_mon.c
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ struct net_device *WILC_WFI_init_mon_interface(const char *name, struct net_devi
 
 	ret = register_netdevice(wilc_wfi_mon);
 	if (ret) {
-		PRINT_ER(" register_netdevice failed (%d)\n", ret);
+		netdev_err(real_dev, "register_netdevice failed\n");
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	priv = netdev_priv(wilc_wfi_mon);