diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index 97e2baf6e5d863bee55a72e002ebce49ab1171ad..07304a3b9ee2872d85526cba24eabd422997aa7e 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -2080,54 +2080,47 @@ int dev_printk_emit(int level, const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dev_printk_emit);
 
-static int __dev_printk(const char *level, const struct device *dev,
+static void __dev_printk(const char *level, const struct device *dev,
 			struct va_format *vaf)
 {
-	if (!dev)
-		return printk("%s(NULL device *): %pV", level, vaf);
-
-	return dev_printk_emit(level[1] - '0', dev,
-			       "%s %s: %pV",
-			       dev_driver_string(dev), dev_name(dev), vaf);
+	if (dev)
+		dev_printk_emit(level[1] - '0', dev, "%s %s: %pV",
+				dev_driver_string(dev), dev_name(dev), vaf);
+	else
+		printk("%s(NULL device *): %pV", level, vaf);
 }
 
-int dev_printk(const char *level, const struct device *dev,
-	       const char *fmt, ...)
+void dev_printk(const char *level, const struct device *dev,
+		const char *fmt, ...)
 {
 	struct va_format vaf;
 	va_list args;
-	int r;
 
 	va_start(args, fmt);
 
 	vaf.fmt = fmt;
 	vaf.va = &args;
 
-	r = __dev_printk(level, dev, &vaf);
+	__dev_printk(level, dev, &vaf);
 
 	va_end(args);
-
-	return r;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dev_printk);
 
 #define define_dev_printk_level(func, kern_level)		\
-int func(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...)	\
+void func(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...)	\
 {								\
 	struct va_format vaf;					\
 	va_list args;						\
-	int r;							\
 								\
 	va_start(args, fmt);					\
 								\
 	vaf.fmt = fmt;						\
 	vaf.va = &args;						\
 								\
-	r = __dev_printk(kern_level, dev, &vaf);		\
+	__dev_printk(kern_level, dev, &vaf);			\
 								\
 	va_end(args);						\
-								\
-	return r;						\
 }								\
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(func);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/device.h b/include/linux/device.h
index 7b2532361398b010b64193546972230c6c7a1cc8..0eb8ee2dc6d1d7dcc50c9284d3bac4f60d1f4f74 100644
--- a/include/linux/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/device.h
@@ -1038,22 +1038,22 @@ extern __printf(3, 4)
 int dev_printk_emit(int level, const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...);
 
 extern __printf(3, 4)
-int dev_printk(const char *level, const struct device *dev,
-	       const char *fmt, ...);
+void dev_printk(const char *level, const struct device *dev,
+		const char *fmt, ...);
 extern __printf(2, 3)
-int dev_emerg(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...);
+void dev_emerg(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...);
 extern __printf(2, 3)
-int dev_alert(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...);
+void dev_alert(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...);
 extern __printf(2, 3)
-int dev_crit(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...);
+void dev_crit(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...);
 extern __printf(2, 3)
-int dev_err(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...);
+void dev_err(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...);
 extern __printf(2, 3)
-int dev_warn(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...);
+void dev_warn(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...);
 extern __printf(2, 3)
-int dev_notice(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...);
+void dev_notice(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...);
 extern __printf(2, 3)
-int _dev_info(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...);
+void _dev_info(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...);
 
 #else
 
@@ -1065,35 +1065,35 @@ static inline __printf(3, 4)
 int dev_printk_emit(int level, const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...)
 { return 0; }
 
-static inline int __dev_printk(const char *level, const struct device *dev,
-			       struct va_format *vaf)
-{ return 0; }
+static inline void __dev_printk(const char *level, const struct device *dev,
+				struct va_format *vaf)
+{}
 static inline __printf(3, 4)
-int dev_printk(const char *level, const struct device *dev,
-	       const char *fmt, ...)
-{ return 0; }
+void dev_printk(const char *level, const struct device *dev,
+		const char *fmt, ...)
+{}
 
 static inline __printf(2, 3)
-int dev_emerg(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...)
-{ return 0; }
+void dev_emerg(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...)
+{}
 static inline __printf(2, 3)
-int dev_crit(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...)
-{ return 0; }
+void dev_crit(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...)
+{}
 static inline __printf(2, 3)
-int dev_alert(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...)
-{ return 0; }
+void dev_alert(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...)
+{}
 static inline __printf(2, 3)
-int dev_err(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...)
-{ return 0; }
+void dev_err(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...)
+{}
 static inline __printf(2, 3)
-int dev_warn(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...)
-{ return 0; }
+void dev_warn(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...)
+{}
 static inline __printf(2, 3)
-int dev_notice(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...)
-{ return 0; }
+void dev_notice(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...)
+{}
 static inline __printf(2, 3)
-int _dev_info(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...)
-{ return 0; }
+void _dev_info(const struct device *dev, const char *fmt, ...)
+{}
 
 #endif
 
@@ -1119,7 +1119,6 @@ do {						     \
 ({								\
 	if (0)							\
 		dev_printk(KERN_DEBUG, dev, format, ##arg);	\
-	0;							\
 })
 #endif
 
@@ -1215,7 +1214,6 @@ do {									\
 ({								\
 	if (0)							\
 		dev_printk(KERN_DEBUG, dev, format, ##arg);	\
-	0;							\
 })
 #endif