diff --git a/samples/kprobes/kretprobe_example.c b/samples/kprobes/kretprobe_example.c
index ebb1d1aed547..adc83e9f59d0 100644
--- a/samples/kprobes/kretprobe_example.c
+++ b/samples/kprobes/kretprobe_example.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ static int ret_handler(struct kretprobe_instance *ri, struct pt_regs *regs)
 
 	now = ktime_get();
 	delta = ktime_to_ns(ktime_sub(now, data->entry_stamp));
-	printk(KERN_INFO "%s returned %d and took %lld ns to execute\n",
+	pr_info("%s returned %d and took %lld ns to execute\n",
 			func_name, retval, (long long)delta);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -82,11 +82,10 @@ static int __init kretprobe_init(void)
 	my_kretprobe.kp.symbol_name = func_name;
 	ret = register_kretprobe(&my_kretprobe);
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		printk(KERN_INFO "register_kretprobe failed, returned %d\n",
-				ret);
+		pr_err("register_kretprobe failed, returned %d\n", ret);
 		return -1;
 	}
-	printk(KERN_INFO "Planted return probe at %s: %p\n",
+	pr_info("Planted return probe at %s: %p\n",
 			my_kretprobe.kp.symbol_name, my_kretprobe.kp.addr);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -94,11 +93,10 @@ static int __init kretprobe_init(void)
 static void __exit kretprobe_exit(void)
 {
 	unregister_kretprobe(&my_kretprobe);
-	printk(KERN_INFO "kretprobe at %p unregistered\n",
-			my_kretprobe.kp.addr);
+	pr_info("kretprobe at %p unregistered\n", my_kretprobe.kp.addr);
 
 	/* nmissed > 0 suggests that maxactive was set too low. */
-	printk(KERN_INFO "Missed probing %d instances of %s\n",
+	pr_info("Missed probing %d instances of %s\n",
 		my_kretprobe.nmissed, my_kretprobe.kp.symbol_name);
 }