static int i2c_init_recovery(struct i2c_adapter *adap)
 {
        struct i2c_bus_recovery_info *bri = adap->bus_recovery_info;
-       char *err_str, *err_level = KERN_ERR;
+       bool is_error_level = true;
+       char *err_str;
 
        if (!bri)
                return 0;
 
        if (!bri->recover_bus) {
                err_str = "no suitable method provided";
-               err_level = KERN_DEBUG;
+               is_error_level = false;
                goto err;
        }
 
 
        return 0;
  err:
-       dev_printk(err_level, &adap->dev, "Not using recovery: %s\n", err_str);
+       if (is_error_level)
+               dev_err(&adap->dev, "Not using recovery: %s\n", err_str);
+       else
+               dev_dbg(&adap->dev, "Not using recovery: %s\n", err_str);
        adap->bus_recovery_info = NULL;
 
        return -EINVAL;