diff --git a/drivers/staging/fbtft/fb_ssd1351.c b/drivers/staging/fbtft/fb_ssd1351.c
index 6736b09b2f45..15524b80035a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/fbtft/fb_ssd1351.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/fbtft/fb_ssd1351.c
@@ -218,8 +218,7 @@ static void register_onboard_backlight(struct fbtft_par *par)
 				       &bl_props);
 	if (IS_ERR(bd)) {
 		dev_err(par->info->device,
-			"cannot register backlight device (%ld)\n",
-			PTR_ERR(bd));
+			"cannot register backlight device (%pe)\n", bd);
 		return;
 	}
 	par->info->bl_dev = bd;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/fbtft/fbtft-core.c b/drivers/staging/fbtft/fbtft-core.c
index 3da42c8ca6e3..ca0c38221c16 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/fbtft/fbtft-core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/fbtft/fbtft-core.c
@@ -187,8 +187,7 @@ void fbtft_register_backlight(struct fbtft_par *par)
 				       &fbtft_bl_ops, &bl_props);
 	if (IS_ERR(bd)) {
 		dev_err(par->info->device,
-			"cannot register backlight device (%ld)\n",
-			PTR_ERR(bd));
+			"cannot register backlight device (%pe)\n", bd);
 		return;
 	}
 	par->info->bl_dev = bd;