diff --git a/kernel/locking/lockdep_proc.c b/kernel/locking/lockdep_proc.c
index e2bfb1db589d..6db0f43fc4df 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/lockdep_proc.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/lockdep_proc.c
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ static void seq_line(struct seq_file *m, char c, int offset, int length)
 	for (i = 0; i < offset; i++)
 		seq_puts(m, " ");
 	for (i = 0; i < length; i++)
-		seq_printf(m, "%c", c);
+		seq_putc(m, c);
 	seq_puts(m, "\n");
 }