diff --git a/drivers/acpi/ec.c b/drivers/acpi/ec.c
index 4144d5dd442e762a27e8c71b7bf430c66d35bdaa..cbdf031f3c09a88cbacbb7e8e28ab737f4304049 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/ec.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/ec.c
@@ -1016,8 +1016,8 @@ static int __init acpi_ec_set_intr_mode(char *str)
 		acpi_ec_mode = EC_POLL;
 	}
 	acpi_ec_driver.ops.add = acpi_ec_add;
-	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO, "EC %s mode.\n",
-			  intr ? "interrupt" : "polling"));
+	printk(KERN_NOTICE PREFIX "%s mode.\n",
+			  intr ? "interrupt" : "polling");
 
 	return 1;
 }