diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/bmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/bmi.c
index af98e871199d..5a9e93fd1ef4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/bmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/bmi.c
@@ -87,7 +87,9 @@ int ath6kl_bmi_get_target_info(struct ath6kl *ar,
 		 * We need to do some backwards compatibility to make this work.
 		 */
 		if (le32_to_cpu(targ_info->byte_count) != sizeof(*targ_info)) {
-			WARN_ON(1);
+			ath6kl_err("mismatched byte count %d vs. expected %zd\n",
+				   le32_to_cpu(targ_info->byte_count),
+				   sizeof(*targ_info));
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}