diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/yam.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/yam.c
index 694132e04af6..4e7d1d0a2340 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/yam.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/yam.c
@@ -1151,8 +1151,7 @@ static int __init yam_init_driver(void)
 		dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct yam_port), name,
 				   yam_setup);
 		if (!dev) {
-			printk(KERN_ERR "yam: cannot allocate net device %s\n",
-			       dev->name);
+			pr_err("yam: cannot allocate net device\n");
 			err = -ENOMEM;
 			goto error;
 		}