diff --git a/drivers/staging/dream/qdsp5/audio_mp3.c b/drivers/staging/dream/qdsp5/audio_mp3.c
index b95574f699ff..7ed6e261d6c9 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/dream/qdsp5/audio_mp3.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/dream/qdsp5/audio_mp3.c
@@ -650,8 +650,7 @@ static long audio_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 						       &audio->read_phys,
 						       GFP_KERNEL);
 				if (!audio->read_data) {
-					pr_err("audio_mp3: malloc pcm \
-					buf failed\n");
+					pr_err("audio_mp3: malloc pcm buf failed\n");
 					rc = -1;
 				} else {
 					uint8_t index;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac_wx.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac_wx.c
index f1d6cb452563..ad42bcdc9374 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac_wx.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/ieee80211/ieee80211_softmac_wx.c
@@ -482,8 +482,7 @@ int ieee80211_wx_set_power(struct ieee80211_device *ieee,
 		(!ieee->enter_sleep_state) ||
 		(!ieee->ps_is_queue_empty)){
 
-		printk("ERROR. PS mode is tryied to be use but\
-driver missed a callback\n\n");
+		printk("ERROR. PS mode tried to be use but driver missed a callback\n\n");
 
 		return -1;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/r8180_core.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/r8180_core.c
index 9c2f4d3b58c7..33363c47c265 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/r8180_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8187se/r8180_core.c
@@ -3813,8 +3813,7 @@ static int __init rtl8180_pci_module_init(void)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	printk(KERN_INFO "\nLinux kernel driver for RTL8180 \
-/ RTL8185 based WLAN cards\n");
+	printk(KERN_INFO "\nLinux kernel driver for RTL8180 / RTL8185 based WLAN cards\n");
 	printk(KERN_INFO "Copyright (c) 2004-2005, Andrea Merello\n");
 	DMESG("Initializing module");
 	DMESG("Wireless extensions version %d", WIRELESS_EXT);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/sep/sep_driver.c b/drivers/staging/sep/sep_driver.c
index 8ab3be684098..f9a492a8cef4 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/sep/sep_driver.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/sep/sep_driver.c
@@ -384,8 +384,7 @@ static int sep_mmap(struct file *filp, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 	   shared area */
 	if ((vma->vm_end - vma->vm_start) > SEP_DRIVER_MMMAP_AREA_SIZE) {
 		edbg("SEP Driver mmap requested size is more than allowed\n");
-		printk(KERN_WARNING "SEP Driver mmap requested size is more \
-			than allowed\n");
+		printk(KERN_WARNING "SEP Driver mmap requested size is more than allowed\n");
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "SEP Driver vma->vm_end is %08lx\n", vma->vm_end);
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "SEP Driver vma->vm_end is %08lx\n", vma->vm_start);
 		return -EAGAIN;