diff --git a/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.c b/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.c
index e8ea472fe2d0e6402af0b1983d6603ad0dc3b0e7..872705633048116483a917c6c468e3347a6a76f2 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.c
@@ -2236,11 +2236,14 @@ struct pvr2_stream *pvr2_hdw_get_video_stream(struct pvr2_hdw *hp)
 
 void pvr2_hdw_trigger_module_log(struct pvr2_hdw *hdw)
 {
+	int nr = pvr2_hdw_get_unit_number(hdw);
 	LOCK_TAKE(hdw->big_lock); do {
 		hdw->log_requested = !0;
+		printk(KERN_INFO "pvrusb2: =================  START STATUS CARD #%d  =================\n", nr);
 		pvr2_i2c_core_check_stale(hdw);
 		hdw->log_requested = 0;
 		pvr2_i2c_core_sync(hdw);
+		printk(KERN_INFO "pvrusb2: ==================  END STATUS CARD #%d  ==================\n", nr);
 	} while (0); LOCK_GIVE(hdw->big_lock);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-v4l2.c b/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-v4l2.c
index e93e2aa81f30b867e63bbfe289ae07f2a6a9010f..dda560cd1c06db756a1e14b0e4f4179cbb03be9b 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-v4l2.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-v4l2.c
@@ -578,11 +578,7 @@ static int pvr2_v4l2_do_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *file,
 
 	case VIDIOC_LOG_STATUS:
 	{
-		int nr = pvr2_hdw_get_unit_number(hdw);
-
-		printk(KERN_INFO "pvrusb2: =================  START STATUS CARD #%d  =================\n", nr);
 		pvr2_hdw_trigger_module_log(hdw);
-		printk(KERN_INFO "pvrusb2: ==================  END STATUS CARD #%d  ==================\n", nr);
 		ret = 0;
 		break;
 	}