diff --git a/kernel/sched/walt/core_ctl.c b/kernel/sched/walt/core_ctl.c
index 25f284befd39..0f6fe64f58db 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/walt/core_ctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/walt/core_ctl.c
@@ -1155,9 +1155,9 @@ static void core_ctl_pause_cpus(struct cpumask *cpus_to_pause)
 
 	if (cpumask_any(cpus_to_pause) < nr_cpu_ids) {
 		if (walt_pause_cpus(cpus_to_pause) < 0)
-			printk_deferred("core_ctl pause operation failed cpus=%*pbl paused_by_us=%*pbl\n",
-				cpumask_pr_args(cpus_to_pause),
-				cpumask_pr_args(&cpus_paused_by_us));
+			pr_debug("core_ctl pause operation failed cpus=%*pbl paused_by_us=%*pbl\n",
+				 cpumask_pr_args(cpus_to_pause),
+				 cpumask_pr_args(&cpus_paused_by_us));
 		else
 			cpumask_or(&cpus_paused_by_us, &cpus_paused_by_us, &saved_cpus);
 	}
@@ -1184,9 +1184,9 @@ static void core_ctl_resume_cpus(struct cpumask *cpus_to_unpause)
 
 	if (cpumask_any(cpus_to_unpause) < nr_cpu_ids) {
 		if (walt_resume_cpus(cpus_to_unpause) < 0)
-			printk_deferred("core_ctl resume operation failed cpus=%*pbl paused_by_us=%*pbl\n",
-				cpumask_pr_args(cpus_to_unpause),
-				cpumask_pr_args(&cpus_paused_by_us));
+			pr_debug("core_ctl resume operation failed cpus=%*pbl paused_by_us=%*pbl\n",
+				 cpumask_pr_args(cpus_to_unpause),
+				 cpumask_pr_args(&cpus_paused_by_us));
 		else
 			cpumask_andnot(&cpus_paused_by_us, &cpus_paused_by_us, &saved_cpus);
 	}