diff --git a/drivers/oprofile/cpu_buffer.c b/drivers/oprofile/cpu_buffer.c
index aba905b3afb8..4decab624e76 100644
--- a/drivers/oprofile/cpu_buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/oprofile/cpu_buffer.c
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ static void wq_sync_buffer(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct oprofile_cpu_buffer * b =
 		container_of(work, struct oprofile_cpu_buffer, work.work);
 	if (b->cpu != smp_processor_id()) {
-		printk("WQ on CPU%d, prefer CPU%d\n",
+		printk(KERN_DEBUG "WQ on CPU%d, prefer CPU%d\n",
 		       smp_processor_id(), b->cpu);
 	}
 	sync_buffer(b->cpu);