diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-pca953x.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-pca953x.c
index 454bbe2fb41f5976198da617d7eb648e3bba4373..64d02ca60f53c4bbb860d531ecd7de9705d52921 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-pca953x.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-pca953x.c
@@ -1038,8 +1038,7 @@ static int pca953x_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 		ret = pdata->teardown(client, chip->gpio_chip.base,
 				chip->gpio_chip.ngpio, pdata->context);
 		if (ret < 0)
-			dev_err(&client->dev, "%s failed, %d\n",
-					"teardown", ret);
+			dev_err(&client->dev, "teardown failed, %d\n", ret);
 	} else {
 		ret = 0;
 	}