diff --git a/sys/dev/mlx5/mlx5_core/mlx5_core.h b/sys/dev/mlx5/mlx5_core/mlx5_core.h
index 3b43795ad266..edb1a4d25d7a 100644
--- a/sys/dev/mlx5/mlx5_core/mlx5_core.h
+++ b/sys/dev/mlx5/mlx5_core/mlx5_core.h
@@ -49,14 +49,14 @@ do {									\
 		mlx5_core_dbg(dev, format, ##__VA_ARGS__);		\
 } while (0)
 
-#define mlx5_core_err(dev, format, ...)					\
-	printf("mlx5_core: ERR: ""%s:%s:%d:(pid %d): " format, \
-	       (dev)->priv.name, __func__, __LINE__, curthread->td_proc->p_pid, \
-	       ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define mlx5_core_err(_dev, format, ...)					\
+	device_printf((&(_dev)->pdev->dev)->bsddev, "ERR: ""%s:%d:(pid %d): " format, \
+		__func__, __LINE__, curthread->td_proc->p_pid, \
+		##__VA_ARGS__)
 
-#define mlx5_core_warn(dev, format, ...)				\
-	printf("mlx5_core: WARN: ""%s:%s:%d:(pid %d): " format, \
-		(dev)->priv.name, __func__, __LINE__, curthread->td_proc->p_pid, \
+#define mlx5_core_warn(_dev, format, ...)				\
+	device_printf((&(_dev)->pdev->dev)->bsddev, "WARN: ""%s:%d:(pid %d): " format, \
+		__func__, __LINE__, curthread->td_proc->p_pid, \
 		##__VA_ARGS__)
 
 enum {