diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
index 7a1ce82400..991eaf83fb 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ nvme_ctrlr_allocate_bars(struct nvme_controller *ctrlr)
 	rc = nvme_pcicfg_map_bar(ctrlr->devhandle, 0, 0 /* writable */, &addr);
 	ctrlr->regs = (volatile struct nvme_registers *)addr;
 	if ((ctrlr->regs == NULL) || (rc != 0)) {
-		printf("pci_device_map_range failed with error code %d\n", rc);
+		nvme_printf(ctrlr, "pci_device_map_range failed with error code %d\n", rc);
 		return -1;
 	}