diff --git a/drivers/powercap/intel_rapl_msr.c b/drivers/powercap/intel_rapl_msr.c
index 2c1b799d3c54..d6686d03056a 100644
--- a/drivers/powercap/intel_rapl_msr.c
+++ b/drivers/powercap/intel_rapl_msr.c
@@ -583,8 +583,8 @@ static int intel_rapl_msr_init(void)
 	rapl_msr_platdev = platform_device_register_data(NULL, "intel_rapl_msr", 0, def,
 							 sizeof(*def));
 	if (IS_ERR(rapl_msr_platdev))
-		pr_debug("intel_rapl_msr device register failed, ret:%ld\n",
-			 PTR_ERR(rapl_msr_platdev));
+		pr_debug("intel_rapl_msr device register failed, ret:%pe\n",
+			 rapl_msr_platdev);
 
 	return 0;
 }