diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 8fa5e5a..0183901 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -2250,25 +2250,23 @@
 	return dev->name;
 }
 
-#define netdev_printk(level, netdev, format, args...)		\
-	dev_printk(level, (netdev)->dev.parent,			\
-		   "%s: " format,				\
-		   netdev_name(netdev), ##args)
-
-#define netdev_emerg(dev, format, args...)			\
-	netdev_printk(KERN_EMERG, dev, format, ##args)
-#define netdev_alert(dev, format, args...)			\
-	netdev_printk(KERN_ALERT, dev, format, ##args)
-#define netdev_crit(dev, format, args...)			\
-	netdev_printk(KERN_CRIT, dev, format, ##args)
-#define netdev_err(dev, format, args...)			\
-	netdev_printk(KERN_ERR, dev, format, ##args)
-#define netdev_warn(dev, format, args...)			\
-	netdev_printk(KERN_WARNING, dev, format, ##args)
-#define netdev_notice(dev, format, args...)			\
-	netdev_printk(KERN_NOTICE, dev, format, ##args)
-#define netdev_info(dev, format, args...)			\
-	netdev_printk(KERN_INFO, dev, format, ##args)
+extern int netdev_printk(const char *level, const struct net_device *dev,
+			 const char *format, ...)
+	__attribute__ ((format (printf, 3, 4)));
+extern int netdev_emerg(const struct net_device *dev, const char *format, ...)
+	__attribute__ ((format (printf, 2, 3)));
+extern int netdev_alert(const struct net_device *dev, const char *format, ...)
+	__attribute__ ((format (printf, 2, 3)));
+extern int netdev_crit(const struct net_device *dev, const char *format, ...)
+	__attribute__ ((format (printf, 2, 3)));
+extern int netdev_err(const struct net_device *dev, const char *format, ...)
+	__attribute__ ((format (printf, 2, 3)));
+extern int netdev_warn(const struct net_device *dev, const char *format, ...)
+	__attribute__ ((format (printf, 2, 3)));
+extern int netdev_notice(const struct net_device *dev, const char *format, ...)
+	__attribute__ ((format (printf, 2, 3)));
+extern int netdev_info(const struct net_device *dev, const char *format, ...)
+	__attribute__ ((format (printf, 2, 3)));
 
 #if defined(DEBUG)
 #define netdev_dbg(__dev, format, args...)			\