diff --git a/drivers/char/random.c b/drivers/char/random.c
index bac4dc501dc4..2be38780a7f7 100644
--- a/drivers/char/random.c
+++ b/drivers/char/random.c
@@ -183,8 +183,8 @@ static void __cold process_random_ready_list(void)
 
 #define warn_unseeded_randomness() \
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_WARN_ALL_UNSEEDED_RANDOM) && !crng_ready()) \
-		pr_notice("%s called from %pS with crng_init=%d\n", \
-			  __func__, (void *)_RET_IP_, crng_init)
+		printk_deferred(KERN_NOTICE "random: %s called from %pS with crng_init=%d\n", \
+				__func__, (void *)_RET_IP_, crng_init)
 
 
 /*********************************************************************