diff --git a/net/sched/sch_generic.c b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
index 4195a4bc26ca..8dd0e5925342 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_generic.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
@@ -522,8 +522,9 @@ static void dev_watchdog(struct timer_list *t)
 
 			if (unlikely(timedout_ms)) {
 				trace_net_dev_xmit_timeout(dev, i);
-				WARN_ONCE(1, "NETDEV WATCHDOG: %s (%s): transmit queue %u timed out %u ms\n",
-					  dev->name, netdev_drivername(dev), i, timedout_ms);
+				netdev_crit(dev, "NETDEV WATCHDOG: CPU: %d: transmit queue %u timed out %u ms\n",
+					    raw_smp_processor_id(),
+					    i, timedout_ms);
 				netif_freeze_queues(dev);
 				dev->netdev_ops->ndo_tx_timeout(dev, i);
 				netif_unfreeze_queues(dev);