diff --git a/runtime/dll/linux/drm_neo_create.cpp b/runtime/dll/linux/drm_neo_create.cpp
index 627619b634..9a0111bcaf 100644
--- a/runtime/dll/linux/drm_neo_create.cpp
+++ b/runtime/dll/linux/drm_neo_create.cpp
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ Drm *Drm::create(int32_t deviceOrdinal) {
                                   const_cast<FeatureTable *>(platformDevices[0]->pSkuTable), true);
         drmObject->setGtType(eGtType);
     } else {
-        printDebugString(DebugManager.flags.PrintDebugMessages.get(), stderr, "%s",
+        printDebugString(DebugManager.flags.PrintDebugMessages.get(), stderr,
                          "FATAL: Unknown device: deviceId: %04x, revisionId: %04x\n", drmObject->deviceId, drmObject->revisionId);
         delete drmObject;
         return nullptr;
diff --git a/unit_tests/linux/main_linux_dll.cpp b/unit_tests/linux/main_linux_dll.cpp
index eb260423f7..cb5db51fdb 100644
--- a/unit_tests/linux/main_linux_dll.cpp
+++ b/unit_tests/linux/main_linux_dll.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,13 @@
 #include "runtime/helpers/basic_math.h"
 #include "runtime/os_interface/linux/allocator_helper.h"
 #include "unit_tests/custom_event_listener.h"
+#include "unit_tests/helpers/debug_manager_state_restore.h"
+
+#include "gtest/gtest.h"
+#include "gmock/gmock.h"
+
 #include "test.h"
+#include <string>
 
 using namespace OCLRT;
 
@@ -148,10 +154,16 @@ TEST_F(DrmTests, createNoOverrun) {
 }
 
 TEST_F(DrmTests, createUnknownDevice) {
+    DebugManagerStateRestore dbgRestore;
+    DebugManager.flags.PrintDebugMessages.set(true);
+
     deviceId = -1;
 
+    ::testing::internal::CaptureStderr();
     auto drm = DrmWrap::createDrm(0);
     EXPECT_EQ(drm, nullptr);
+    std::string errStr = ::testing::internal::GetCapturedStderr();
+    EXPECT_THAT(errStr, ::testing::HasSubstr(std::string("FATAL: Unknown device: deviceId: ffffffff, revisionId: 0000")));
 }
 
 TEST_F(DrmTests, createNoSoftPin) {