diff --git a/kernel/syscall.c b/kernel/syscall.c
index 9c6fd336..cad6edc0 100644
--- a/kernel/syscall.c
+++ b/kernel/syscall.c
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ long do_syscall(struct syscall_request *req, int cpu, int pid)
 			extern void hfi1_txreq_prealloc(void);
 
 			thread->proc->fd_priv_table[rc] = res.private_data;
-			kprintf("%s: PID: %d, open fd: %d, filename: "
+			dkprintf("%s: PID: %d, open fd: %d, filename: "
 					"%s, private_data: 0x%lx\n",
 					__FUNCTION__, thread->proc->pid,
 					rc, req->args[0], res.private_data);