diff --git a/arch/blackfin/mach-common/smp.c b/arch/blackfin/mach-common/smp.c
index 7cecbaf0358a..a17107a700d5 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/mach-common/smp.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/mach-common/smp.c
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ static irqreturn_t ipi_handler(int irq, void *dev_instance)
 			kfree(msg);
 			break;
 		default:
-			printk(KERN_CRIT "CPU%u: Unknown IPI message \
-			0x%lx\n", cpu, msg->type);
+			printk(KERN_CRIT "CPU%u: Unknown IPI message 0x%lx\n",
+			       cpu, msg->type);
 			kfree(msg);
 			break;
 		}