diff --git a/drivers/staging/frontier/tranzport.c b/drivers/staging/frontier/tranzport.c
index 29e99bbcae48..376706f1c712 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/frontier/tranzport.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/frontier/tranzport.c
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ static int usb_tranzport_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	interface = usb_find_interface(&usb_tranzport_driver, subminor);
 
 	if (!interface) {
-		err("%s - error, can't find device for minor %d\n",
+		printk(KERN_ERR "%s - error, can't find device for minor %d\n",
 			__func__, subminor);
 		retval = -ENODEV;
 		goto unlock_disconnect_exit;
@@ -517,9 +517,11 @@ static ssize_t usb_tranzport_read(struct file *file, char __user *buffer,
 		goto exit;
 	}
 
-	/* verify that the device wasn't unplugged */ if (dev->intf == NULL) {
+	/* verify that the device wasn't unplugged */
+	if (dev->intf == NULL) {
 		retval = -ENODEV;
-		err("No device or device unplugged %d\n", retval);
+		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: No device or device unplugged %d\n",
+			__func__, retval);
 		goto unlock_exit;
 	}
 
@@ -691,7 +693,8 @@ static ssize_t usb_tranzport_write(struct file *file,
 	/* verify that the device wasn't unplugged */
 	if (dev->intf == NULL) {
 		retval = -ENODEV;
-		err("No device or device unplugged %d\n", retval);
+		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: No device or device unplugged %d\n",
+			__func__, retval);
 		goto unlock_exit;
 	}
 
@@ -726,7 +729,7 @@ static ssize_t usb_tranzport_write(struct file *file,
 	}
 
 	if (dev->interrupt_out_endpoint == NULL) {
-		err("Endpoint should not be be null!\n");
+		dev_err(&dev->intf->dev, "Endpoint should not be be null!\n");
 		goto unlock_exit;
 	}
 
@@ -746,7 +749,8 @@ static ssize_t usb_tranzport_write(struct file *file,
 	retval = usb_submit_urb(dev->interrupt_out_urb, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (retval) {
 		dev->interrupt_out_busy = 0;
-		err("Couldn't submit interrupt_out_urb %d\n", retval);
+		dev_err(&dev->intf->dev,
+			"Couldn't submit interrupt_out_urb %d\n", retval);
 		goto unlock_exit;
 	}
 	retval = bytes_to_write;