diff --git a/drivers/net/8139cp.c b/drivers/net/8139cp.c
index 462d9f59c53a..83a1922e68e0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/8139cp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/8139cp.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 
 /* These identify the driver base version and may not be removed. */
 static char version[] =
-KERN_INFO DRV_NAME ": 10/100 PCI Ethernet driver v" DRV_VERSION " (" DRV_RELDATE ")\n";
+DRV_NAME ": 10/100 PCI Ethernet driver v" DRV_VERSION " (" DRV_RELDATE ")\n";
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("RealTek RTL-8139C+ series 10/100 PCI Ethernet driver");