diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
index 3ffdcfa9abdf07accfa466518b8ac1adf16a9c05..9fa33886c0d791a2a6aad25b42accb1e5a978a34 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
@@ -487,7 +487,6 @@ void __cpuinit detect_ht(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 static void __cpuinit get_cpu_vendor(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 {
 	char *v = c->x86_vendor_id;
-	static int printed;
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < X86_VENDOR_NUM; i++) {
@@ -504,13 +503,9 @@ static void __cpuinit get_cpu_vendor(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (!printed) {
-		printed++;
-		printk(KERN_ERR
-		    "CPU: vendor_id '%s' unknown, using generic init.\n", v);
-
-		printk(KERN_ERR "CPU: Your system may be unstable.\n");
-	}
+	printk_once(KERN_ERR
+			"CPU: vendor_id '%s' unknown, using generic init.\n" \
+			"CPU: Your system may be unstable.\n", v);
 
 	c->x86_vendor = X86_VENDOR_UNKNOWN;
 	this_cpu = &default_cpu;
diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/pcmcia_ioctl.c b/drivers/pcmcia/pcmcia_ioctl.c
index 1703b20cad5d215ae1a2295329d87a2b253380f1..6095f8daecd7f1eb31fc1a3bc14626ad0df33db5 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/pcmcia_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/pcmcia_ioctl.c
@@ -915,12 +915,9 @@ static int ds_ioctl(struct inode * inode, struct file * file,
 		err = -EPERM;
 		goto free_out;
 	} else {
-		static int printed = 0;
-		if (!printed) {
-			printk(KERN_WARNING "2.6. kernels use pcmciamtd instead of memory_cs.c and do not require special\n");
-			printk(KERN_WARNING "MTD handling any more.\n");
-			printed++;
-		}
+			printk_once(KERN_WARNING
+				"2.6. kernels use pcmciamtd instead of memory_cs.c and do not require special\n");
+			printk_once(KERN_WARNING "MTD handling any more.\n");
 	}
 	err = -EINVAL;
 	goto free_out;