diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mc33880.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mc33880.c
index b16148913a78..33958799bd3d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mc33880.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mc33880.c
@@ -130,7 +130,8 @@ static int mc33880_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 		ret = mc33880_write_config(mc);
 
 	if (ret) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "Failed writing to " DRIVER_NAME ": %d\n", ret);
+		dev_err(&spi->dev, "Failed writing to " DRIVER_NAME ": %d\n",
+			ret);
 		goto exit_destroy;
 	}