diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_configfs.c b/drivers/target/target_core_configfs.c
index affe4c393ebc..e656b1cef4da 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_configfs.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_configfs.c
@@ -549,7 +549,8 @@ static ssize_t _name##_store(struct config_item *item, const char *page,\
 		size_t count)						\
 {									\
 	printk_once(KERN_WARNING					\
-		"ignoring deprecated ##_name## attribute\n");	\
+		"ignoring deprecated %s attribute\n",			\
+		__stringify(_name));					\
 	return count;							\
 }