diff --git a/drivers/base/attribute_container.c b/drivers/base/attribute_container.c
index 8fc200b2..d78b204 100644
--- a/drivers/base/attribute_container.c
+++ b/drivers/base/attribute_container.c
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
 
 		ic = kzalloc(sizeof(*ic), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!ic) {
-			dev_printk(KERN_ERR, dev, "failed to allocate class container\n");
+			dev_err(dev, "failed to allocate class container\n");
 			continue;
 		}