diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/cypress_m8.c b/drivers/usb/serial/cypress_m8.c
index 3bdeafa..5ae86b3 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/cypress_m8.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/cypress_m8.c
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@
 		cypress_write_int_callback, port, priv->write_urb_interval);
 	result = usb_submit_urb(port->interrupt_out_urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (result) {
-		dev_err(&port->dev,
+		dev_err_console(port,
 				"%s - failed submitting write urb, error %d\n",
 							__func__, result);
 		priv->write_urb_in_use = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/digi_acceleport.c b/drivers/usb/serial/digi_acceleport.c
index b23bebd..2b1da0c 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/digi_acceleport.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/digi_acceleport.c
@@ -995,7 +995,7 @@
 	/* return length of new data written, or error */
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->dp_port_lock, flags);
 	if (ret < 0)
-		dev_err(&port->dev,
+		dev_err_console(port,
 			"%s: usb_submit_urb failed, ret=%d, port=%d\n",
 			__func__, ret, priv->dp_port_num);
 	dbg("digi_write: returning %d", ret);
@@ -1065,7 +1065,7 @@
 
 	spin_unlock(&priv->dp_port_lock);
 	if (ret && ret != -EPERM)
-		dev_err(&port->dev,
+		dev_err_console(port,
 			"%s: usb_submit_urb failed, ret=%d, port=%d\n",
 			__func__, ret, priv->dp_port_num);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/io_edgeport.c b/drivers/usb/serial/io_edgeport.c
index 0497575..616b078 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/io_edgeport.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/io_edgeport.c
@@ -1286,7 +1286,7 @@
 	count = fifo->count;
 	buffer = kmalloc(count+2, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (buffer == NULL) {
-		dev_err(&edge_port->port->dev,
+		dev_err_console(edge_port->port,
 				"%s - no more kernel memory...\n", __func__);
 		edge_port->write_in_progress = false;
 		goto exit_send;
@@ -1331,7 +1331,7 @@
 	status = usb_submit_urb(urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (status) {
 		/* something went wrong */
-		dev_err(&edge_port->port->dev,
+		dev_err_console(edge_port->port,
 			"%s - usb_submit_urb(write bulk) failed, status = %d, data lost\n",
 				__func__, status);
 		edge_port->write_in_progress = false;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/io_ti.c b/drivers/usb/serial/io_ti.c
index 65bf06a..311e4bf 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/io_ti.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/io_ti.c
@@ -1817,7 +1817,7 @@
 		    __func__, status);
 		return;
 	default:
-		dev_err(&urb->dev->dev, "%s - nonzero write bulk status "
+		dev_err_console(port, "%s - nonzero write bulk status "
 			"received: %d\n", __func__, status);
 	}
 
@@ -2111,7 +2111,7 @@
 	/* send the data out the bulk port */
 	result = usb_submit_urb(port->write_urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (result) {
-		dev_err(&port->dev,
+		dev_err_console(port,
 			"%s - failed submitting write urb, error %d\n",
 				__func__, result);
 		edge_port->ep_write_urb_in_use = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/mos7720.c b/drivers/usb/serial/mos7720.c
index 4554ee4..4fb29b4a 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/mos7720.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/mos7720.c
@@ -1294,7 +1294,7 @@
 		urb->transfer_buffer = kmalloc(URB_TRANSFER_BUFFER_SIZE,
 					       GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (urb->transfer_buffer == NULL) {
-			dev_err(&port->dev, "%s no more kernel memory...\n",
+			dev_err_console(port, "%s no more kernel memory...\n",
 				__func__);
 			goto exit;
 		}
@@ -1315,7 +1315,7 @@
 	/* send it down the pipe */
 	status = usb_submit_urb(urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (status) {
-		dev_err(&port->dev, "%s - usb_submit_urb(write bulk) failed "
+		dev_err_console(port, "%s - usb_submit_urb(write bulk) failed "
 			"with status = %d\n", __func__, status);
 		bytes_sent = status;
 		goto exit;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/mos7840.c b/drivers/usb/serial/mos7840.c
index 03b5e249..19b11ce 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/mos7840.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/mos7840.c
@@ -1509,7 +1509,7 @@
 		    kmalloc(URB_TRANSFER_BUFFER_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
 
 		if (urb->transfer_buffer == NULL) {
-			dev_err(&port->dev, "%s no more kernel memory...\n",
+			dev_err_console(port, "%s no more kernel memory...\n",
 				__func__);
 			goto exit;
 		}
@@ -1535,7 +1535,7 @@
 
 	if (status) {
 		mos7840_port->busy[i] = 0;
-		dev_err(&port->dev, "%s - usb_submit_urb(write bulk) failed "
+		dev_err_console(port, "%s - usb_submit_urb(write bulk) failed "
 			"with status = %d\n", __func__, status);
 		bytes_sent = status;
 		goto exit;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/omninet.c b/drivers/usb/serial/omninet.c
index 8b8d58a..033e8af 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/omninet.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/omninet.c
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@
 	result = usb_submit_urb(wport->write_urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (result) {
 		set_bit(0, &wport->write_urbs_free);
-		dev_err(&port->dev,
+		dev_err_console(port,
 			"%s - failed submitting write urb, error %d\n",
 			__func__, result);
 	} else
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/oti6858.c b/drivers/usb/serial/oti6858.c
index e287fd3..343e626 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/oti6858.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/oti6858.c
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@
 	if (count != 0) {
 		allow = kmalloc(1, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!allow) {
-			dev_err(&port->dev, "%s(): kmalloc failed\n",
+			dev_err_console(port, "%s(): kmalloc failed\n",
 					__func__);
 			return;
 		}
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@
 	port->write_urb->transfer_buffer_length = count;
 	result = usb_submit_urb(port->write_urb, GFP_NOIO);
 	if (result != 0) {
-		dev_err(&port->dev, "%s(): usb_submit_urb() failed"
+		dev_err_console(port, "%s(): usb_submit_urb() failed"
 			       " with error %d\n", __func__, result);
 		priv->flags.write_urb_in_use = 0;
 	}
@@ -938,7 +938,7 @@
 		port->write_urb->transfer_buffer_length = 1;
 		result = usb_submit_urb(port->write_urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 		if (result) {
-			dev_err(&port->dev, "%s(): usb_submit_urb() failed,"
+			dev_err_console(port, "%s(): usb_submit_urb() failed,"
 					" error %d\n", __func__, result);
 		} else {
 			return;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/ti_usb_3410_5052.c b/drivers/usb/serial/ti_usb_3410_5052.c
index 8468eb7..91d0dc6 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/ti_usb_3410_5052.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/ti_usb_3410_5052.c
@@ -1248,7 +1248,6 @@
 {
 	struct ti_port *tport = urb->context;
 	struct usb_serial_port *port = tport->tp_port;
-	struct device *dev = &urb->dev->dev;
 	int status = urb->status;
 
 	dbg("%s - port %d", __func__, port->number);
@@ -1266,7 +1265,7 @@
 		wake_up_interruptible(&tport->tp_write_wait);
 		return;
 	default:
-		dev_err(dev, "%s - nonzero urb status, %d\n",
+		dev_err_console(port, "%s - nonzero urb status, %d\n",
 			__func__, status);
 		tport->tp_tdev->td_urb_error = 1;
 		wake_up_interruptible(&tport->tp_write_wait);
@@ -1335,7 +1334,7 @@
 
 	result = usb_submit_urb(port->write_urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (result) {
-		dev_err(&port->dev, "%s - submit write urb failed, %d\n",
+		dev_err_console(port, "%s - submit write urb failed, %d\n",
 							__func__, result);
 		tport->tp_write_urb_in_use = 0;
 		/* TODO: reschedule ti_send */
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/whiteheat.c b/drivers/usb/serial/whiteheat.c
index 7e0acf5..007cf3a 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/whiteheat.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/whiteheat.c
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@
 		urb->transfer_buffer_length = bytes;
 		result = usb_submit_urb(urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 		if (result) {
-			dev_err(&port->dev,
+			dev_err_console(port,
 				"%s - failed submitting write urb, error %d\n",
 				__func__, result);
 			sent = result;