diff --git a/sys/dev/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c b/sys/dev/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c
index 3ac1e04c2eda..532d1f7f485c 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ ssif_polled_request(struct ipmi_softc *sc, struct ipmi_request *req)
 		goto fail;
 	}
 #ifdef SSIF_DEBUG
-	device_printf("SSIF: READ_START: ok\n");
+	device_printf(dev, "SSIF: READ_START: ok\n");
 #endif
 
 	/*