diff --git a/kernel/printk/printk.c b/kernel/printk/printk.c
index d4704baf6aaf3..15f3e70be448b 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/printk.c
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
  *	01Mar01 Andrew Morton
  */
 
+#define pr_fmt(fmt) KBUILD_MODNAME ": " fmt
+
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/tty.h>
@@ -2699,7 +2701,7 @@ void register_console(struct console *newcon)
 
 	if (newcon->flags & CON_EXTENDED)
 		if (!nr_ext_console_drivers++)
-			pr_info("printk: continuation disabled due to ext consoles, expect more fragments in /dev/kmsg\n");
+			pr_info("continuation disabled due to ext consoles, expect more fragments in /dev/kmsg\n");
 
 	if (newcon->flags & CON_PRINTBUFFER) {
 		/*