diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_hw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_hw.c
index e8c777f30207..554f30b0cfd5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_hw.c
@@ -812,9 +812,8 @@ int qed_dmae_host2host(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn,
 	return rc;
 }
 
-void qed_hw_err_notify(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn,
-		       struct qed_ptt *p_ptt,
-		       enum qed_hw_err_type err_type, char *fmt, ...)
+void qed_hw_err_notify(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn, struct qed_ptt *p_ptt,
+		       enum qed_hw_err_type err_type, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
 	char buf[QED_HW_ERR_MAX_STR_SIZE];
 	va_list vl;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_hw.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_hw.h
index 6a61b88b544d..2734f49956f7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_hw.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_hw.h
@@ -301,7 +301,8 @@ int qed_dmae_sanity(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn,
  * @param fmt - debug data buffer to send to the MFW
  * @param ... - buffer format args
  */
-void qed_hw_err_notify(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn,
-		       struct qed_ptt *p_ptt,
-		       enum qed_hw_err_type err_type, char *fmt, ...);
+void __printf(4, 5) __cold qed_hw_err_notify(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn,
+					     struct qed_ptt *p_ptt,
+					     enum qed_hw_err_type err_type,
+					     const char *fmt, ...);
 #endif