1 files changed, 2 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index 7d5c63c81a59..068aa1c9538c 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -116,12 +116,10 @@ static void device_release(struct kobject *kobj)
                 dev->type->release(dev);
         else if (dev->class && dev->class->dev_release)
                 dev->class->dev_release(dev);
-        else {
-                printk(KERN_ERR "Device '%s' does not have a release() "
+        else
+                WARN(1, KERN_ERR "Device '%s' does not have a release() "
                         "function, it is broken and must be fixed.\n",
                         dev->bus_id);
-                WARN_ON(1);
-        }
 }
 
 static struct kobj_type device_ktype = {