diff --git a/fs/nfs/file.c b/fs/nfs/file.c
index fab20d06d936c4d537712b1d22b5e1f33c676629..9e4a2b70995a2fc1694b5d34cbb23d88d98c1e15 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/file.c
@@ -434,8 +434,9 @@ static int do_vfs_lock(struct file *file, struct file_lock *fl)
 			BUG();
 	}
 	if (res < 0)
-		printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: VFS is out of sync with lock manager!\n",
-				__FUNCTION__);
+		dprintk(KERN_WARNING "%s: VFS is out of sync with lock manager"
+			" - error %d!\n",
+				__FUNCTION__, res);
 	return res;
 }