diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c b/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
index 73ca821763d6..5dc4ea4b4450 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
@@ -1685,7 +1685,7 @@ static int spi_imx_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	master->dev.of_node = pdev->dev.of_node;
 	ret = spi_bitbang_start(&spi_imx->bitbang);
 	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "bitbang start failed with %d\n", ret);
+		dev_err_probe(&pdev->dev, ret, "bitbang start failed\n");
 		goto out_bitbang_start;
 	}