diff --git a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebt_log.c b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebt_log.c
index f88ee537fb2b..92de5e5f9db2 100644
--- a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebt_log.c
+++ b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebt_log.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ ebt_log_packet(u_int8_t pf, unsigned int hooknum,
 	unsigned int bitmask;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&ebt_log_lock);
-	printk("<%c>%s IN=%s OUT=%s MAC source = %pM MAC dest = %pM proto = 0x%04x",
+	printk(KERN_SOH "%c%s IN=%s OUT=%s MAC source = %pM MAC dest = %pM proto = 0x%04x",
 	       '0' + loginfo->u.log.level, prefix,
 	       in ? in->name : "", out ? out->name : "",
 	       eth_hdr(skb)->h_source, eth_hdr(skb)->h_dest,
diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_LOG.c b/net/netfilter/xt_LOG.c
index 2a4f9693e799..91e9af4d1f42 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_LOG.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_LOG.c
@@ -443,8 +443,8 @@ log_packet_common(struct sbuff *m,
 		  const struct nf_loginfo *loginfo,
 		  const char *prefix)
 {
-	sb_add(m, "<%d>%sIN=%s OUT=%s ", loginfo->u.log.level,
-	       prefix,
+	sb_add(m, KERN_SOH "%c%sIN=%s OUT=%s ",
+	       '0' + loginfo->u.log.level, prefix,
 	       in ? in->name : "",
 	       out ? out->name : "");
 #ifdef CONFIG_BRIDGE_NETFILTER