diff --git a/drivers/md/multipath.c b/drivers/md/multipath.c
index 3f299d835a2b..42ee1a2dc144 100644
--- a/drivers/md/multipath.c
+++ b/drivers/md/multipath.c
@@ -244,7 +244,8 @@ static void multipath_error (mddev_t *mddev, mdk_rdev_t *rdev)
 			conf->working_disks--;
 			mddev->degraded++;
 			printk(KERN_ALERT "multipath: IO failure on %s,"
-				" disabling IO path. \n	Operation continuing"
+				" disabling IO path.\n"
+				"multipath: Operation continuing"
 				" on %d IO paths.\n",
 				bdevname (rdev->bdev,b),
 				conf->working_disks);
diff --git a/drivers/md/raid1.c b/drivers/md/raid1.c
index ff61b309129a..9fd473a6dbf5 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid1.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid1.c
@@ -1008,8 +1008,8 @@ static void error(mddev_t *mddev, mdk_rdev_t *rdev)
 	} else
 		set_bit(Faulty, &rdev->flags);
 	set_bit(MD_CHANGE_DEVS, &mddev->flags);
-	printk(KERN_ALERT "raid1: Disk failure on %s, disabling device. \n"
-		"	Operation continuing on %d devices\n",
+	printk(KERN_ALERT "raid1: Disk failure on %s, disabling device.\n"
+		"raid1: Operation continuing on %d devices.\n",
 		bdevname(rdev->bdev,b), conf->raid_disks - mddev->degraded);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/md/raid10.c b/drivers/md/raid10.c
index 32389d2f18fc..1e96aa3ff513 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid10.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid10.c
@@ -1001,8 +1001,8 @@ static void error(mddev_t *mddev, mdk_rdev_t *rdev)
 	}
 	set_bit(Faulty, &rdev->flags);
 	set_bit(MD_CHANGE_DEVS, &mddev->flags);
-	printk(KERN_ALERT "raid10: Disk failure on %s, disabling device. \n"
-		"	Operation continuing on %d devices\n",
+	printk(KERN_ALERT "raid10: Disk failure on %s, disabling device.\n"
+		"raid10: Operation continuing on %d devices.\n",
 		bdevname(rdev->bdev,b), conf->raid_disks - mddev->degraded);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/md/raid5.c b/drivers/md/raid5.c
index 9bc603181bcb..968dacaced6d 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid5.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid5.c
@@ -1262,8 +1262,8 @@ static void error(mddev_t *mddev, mdk_rdev_t *rdev)
 		}
 		set_bit(Faulty, &rdev->flags);
 		printk (KERN_ALERT
-			"raid5: Disk failure on %s, disabling device."
-			" Operation continuing on %d devices\n",
+			"raid5: Disk failure on %s, disabling device.\n"
+			"raid5: Operation continuing on %d devices.\n",
 			bdevname(rdev->bdev,b), conf->raid_disks - mddev->degraded);
 	}
 }