diff --git a/drivers/ata/sata_vsc.c b/drivers/ata/sata_vsc.c
index dcd57b0..6135a52 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/sata_vsc.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/sata_vsc.c
@@ -346,14 +346,12 @@
 		.port_ops	= &vsc_sata_ops,
 	};
 	const struct ata_port_info *ppi[] = { &pi, NULL };
-	static int printed_version;
 	struct ata_host *host;
 	void __iomem *mmio_base;
 	int i, rc;
 	u8 cls;
 
-	if (!printed_version++)
-		dev_printk(KERN_DEBUG, &pdev->dev, "version " DRV_VERSION "\n");
+	ata_print_version_once(&pdev->dev, DRV_VERSION);
 
 	/* allocate host */
 	host = ata_host_alloc_pinfo(&pdev->dev, ppi, 4);