diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_core.c b/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_core.c
index c6c97b8b31ac..636cb8df5354 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_core.c
@@ -1945,7 +1945,6 @@ ip_set_net_init(struct net *net)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	inst->is_deleted = 0;
 	rcu_assign_pointer(inst->ip_set_list, list);
-	pr_notice("ip_set: protocol %u\n", IPSET_PROTOCOL);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1996,6 +1995,7 @@ ip_set_init(void)
 		nfnetlink_subsys_unregister(&ip_set_netlink_subsys);
 		return ret;
 	}
+	pr_info("ip_set: protocol %u\n", IPSET_PROTOCOL);
 	return 0;
 }