diff --git a/kernel/extable.c b/kernel/extable.c
index fe35a634bf7695efd26856cf53e5d9bd9e14c357..67460b93b1a1cb8d60294cd90c2972ab97fd80e8 100644
--- a/kernel/extable.c
+++ b/kernel/extable.c
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ u32 __initdata main_extable_sort_needed = 1;
 /* Sort the kernel's built-in exception table */
 void __init sort_main_extable(void)
 {
-	if (main_extable_sort_needed)
+	if (main_extable_sort_needed) {
+		pr_notice("Sorting __ex_table...\n");
 		sort_extable(__start___ex_table, __stop___ex_table);
-	else
-		pr_notice("__ex_table already sorted, skipping sort\n");
+	}
 }
 
 /* Given an address, look for it in the exception tables. */