diff --git a/common/malloc_simple.c b/common/malloc_simple.c
index 611400265b..3c457cd227 100644
--- a/common/malloc_simple.c
+++ b/common/malloc_simple.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ void *memalign_simple(size_t align, size_t bytes)
 	addr = ALIGN(gd->malloc_base + gd->malloc_ptr, align);
 	new_ptr = addr + bytes - gd->malloc_base;
 	if (new_ptr > gd->malloc_limit) {
-		debug("space exhausted\n");
+		printf("space exhausted\n");
 		return NULL;
 	}