diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apm_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apm_32.c
index a46bd38..416dd12 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apm_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apm_32.c
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@ static void apm_cpu_idle(void)
 	unsigned int jiffies_since_last_check = jiffies - last_jiffies;
 	unsigned int bucket;
 
-	WARN_ONCE(1, "deprecated apm_cpu_idle will be deleted in 2012");
+	printk_once(KERN_INFO "deprecated apm_cpu_idle will be deleted in 2012");
 recalc:
 	if (jiffies_since_last_check > IDLE_CALC_LIMIT) {
 		use_apm_idle = 0;