diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index 7d5c63c..068aa1c 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -116,12 +116,10 @@
 		dev->type->release(dev);
 	else if (dev->class && dev->class->dev_release)
 		dev->class->dev_release(dev);
-	else {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "Device '%s' does not have a release() "
+	else
+		WARN(1, KERN_ERR "Device '%s' does not have a release() "
 			"function, it is broken and must be fixed.\n",
 			dev->bus_id);
-		WARN_ON(1);
-	}
 }
 
 static struct kobj_type device_ktype = {
diff --git a/drivers/base/memory.c b/drivers/base/memory.c
index 855ed1a..3ad49a0 100644
--- a/drivers/base/memory.c
+++ b/drivers/base/memory.c
@@ -204,9 +204,8 @@
 			}
 			break;
 		default:
-			printk(KERN_WARNING "%s(%p, %ld) unknown action: %ld\n",
+			WARN(1, KERN_WARNING "%s(%p, %ld) unknown action: %ld\n",
 					__func__, mem, action, action);
-			WARN_ON(1);
 			ret = -EINVAL;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/base/sys.c b/drivers/base/sys.c
index 40fc14f..75dd6e2 100644
--- a/drivers/base/sys.c
+++ b/drivers/base/sys.c
@@ -168,19 +168,16 @@
 	int err = 0;
 
 	if (!cls) {
-		printk(KERN_WARNING "sysdev: invalid class passed to "
+		WARN(1, KERN_WARNING "sysdev: invalid class passed to "
 			"sysdev_driver_register!\n");
-		WARN_ON(1);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	/* Check whether this driver has already been added to a class. */
-	if (drv->entry.next && !list_empty(&drv->entry)) {
-		printk(KERN_WARNING "sysdev: class %s: driver (%p) has already"
+	if (drv->entry.next && !list_empty(&drv->entry))
+		WARN(1, KERN_WARNING "sysdev: class %s: driver (%p) has already"
 			" been registered to a class, something is wrong, but "
 			"will forge on!\n", cls->name, drv);
-		WARN_ON(1);
-	}
 
 	mutex_lock(&sysdev_drivers_lock);
 	if (cls && kset_get(&cls->kset)) {
@@ -194,8 +191,7 @@
 		}
 	} else {
 		err = -EINVAL;
-		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: invalid device class\n", __func__);
-		WARN_ON(1);
+		WARN(1, KERN_ERR "%s: invalid device class\n", __func__);
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&sysdev_drivers_lock);
 	return err;