diff --git a/sys/dev/mlx5/mlx5_ib/mlx5_ib.h b/sys/dev/mlx5/mlx5_ib/mlx5_ib.h
index 5e1220b3f13d..553b8b76f761 100644
--- a/sys/dev/mlx5/mlx5_ib/mlx5_ib.h
+++ b/sys/dev/mlx5/mlx5_ib/mlx5_ib.h
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ pr_debug("%s:%s:%d:(pid %d): " format, (dev)->ib_dev.name, __func__,	\
 	 __LINE__, current->pid, ##arg)
 
 #define mlx5_ib_err(dev, format, arg...)				\
-pr_err("%s:%s:%d:(pid %d): " format, (dev)->ib_dev.name, __func__,	\
+pr_err("%s: ERR: %s:%d:(pid %d): " format, (dev)->ib_dev.name, __func__,	\
 	__LINE__, current->pid, ##arg)
 
 #define mlx5_ib_warn(dev, format, arg...)				\
-pr_warn("%s:%s:%d:(pid %d): " format, (dev)->ib_dev.name, __func__,	\
+pr_warn("%s: WARN: %s:%d:(pid %d): " format, (dev)->ib_dev.name, __func__,	\
 	__LINE__, current->pid, ##arg)
 
 #define field_avail(type, fld, sz) (offsetof(type, fld) +		\