diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
index cc8057c4f908..91724c5450a0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
@@ -1024,7 +1024,7 @@ static int mlx5_init_once(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 
 	dev->dm = mlx5_dm_create(dev);
 	if (IS_ERR(dev->dm))
-		mlx5_core_warn(dev, "Failed to init device memory%d\n", err);
+		mlx5_core_warn(dev, "Failed to init device memory %ld\n", PTR_ERR(dev->dm));
 
 	dev->tracer = mlx5_fw_tracer_create(dev);
 	dev->hv_vhca = mlx5_hv_vhca_create(dev);