diff --git a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet.c b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet.c
index becc756c5063e00a9a861cf23cf8eecd0ce8c2e9..a014b5d687efa54cc36832a56a78ed9470207990 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet.c
@@ -785,8 +785,7 @@ static int cvm_oct_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			if (!dev->netdev_ops) {
 				free_netdev(dev);
 			} else if (register_netdev(dev) < 0) {
-				pr_err("Failed to register ethernet device "
-					 "for interface %d, port %d\n",
+				pr_err("Failed to register ethernet device for interface %d, port %d\n",
 					 interface, priv->port);
 				free_netdev(dev);
 			} else {