diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
index d2f9bc48ffac86..d78a3156099535 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
@@ -717,7 +717,12 @@ cifs_smb3_do_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
 	struct cifs_mnt_data mnt_data;
 	struct dentry *root;
 
-	cifs_dbg(FYI, "Devname: %s flags: %d\n", dev_name, flags);
+	/* Prints in Kernel / CIFS log the attempted mount operation *
+	 *	IF CIFS_DEBUG && cifs_FYI */
+	if (cifsFYI)
+		cifs_dbg(FYI, "Devname: %s flags: %d\n", dev_name, flags);
+	else
+		cifs_info("Attempting to mount %s\n", dev_name);
 
 	volume_info = cifs_get_volume_info((char *)data, dev_name, is_smb3);
 	if (IS_ERR(volume_info))
diff --git a/fs/cifs/transport.c b/fs/cifs/transport.c
index a1a1199578d579..fd80749c7838f2 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/transport.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/transport.c
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ DeleteMidQEntry(struct mid_q_entry *midEntry)
 		if (cifsFYI & CIFS_TIMER) {
 			pr_debug(" CIFS slow rsp: cmd %d mid %llu",
 			       midEntry->command, midEntry->mid);
-			pr_info(" A: 0x%lx S: 0x%lx R: 0x%lx\n",
+			cifs_info(" A: 0x%lx S: 0x%lx R: 0x%lx\n",
 			       now - midEntry->when_alloc,
 			       now - midEntry->when_sent,
 			       now - midEntry->when_received);