diff --git a/drivers/ata/sata_via.c b/drivers/ata/sata_via.c
index 0fc1582..21007b1 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/sata_via.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/sata_via.c
@@ -606,15 +606,13 @@
 
 static int svia_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 {
-	static int printed_version;
 	unsigned int i;
 	int rc;
 	struct ata_host *host = NULL;
 	int board_id = (int) ent->driver_data;
 	const unsigned *bar_sizes;
 
-	if (!printed_version++)
-		dev_printk(KERN_DEBUG, &pdev->dev, "version " DRV_VERSION "\n");
+	ata_print_version_once(&pdev->dev, DRV_VERSION);
 
 	rc = pcim_enable_device(pdev);
 	if (rc)