diff --git a/sys/net80211/ieee80211.c b/sys/net80211/ieee80211.c
--- a/sys/net80211/ieee80211.c
+++ b/sys/net80211/ieee80211.c
@@ -273,19 +273,6 @@
 	ic_printf(ic, "%s: need callback\n", __func__);
 }
 
-int
-ic_printf(struct ieee80211com *ic, const char * fmt, ...)
-{
-	va_list ap;
-	int retval;
-
-	retval = printf("%s: ", ic->ic_name);
-	va_start(ap, fmt);
-	retval += vprintf(fmt, ap);
-	va_end(ap);
-	return (retval);
-}
-
 static LIST_HEAD(, ieee80211com) ic_head = LIST_HEAD_INITIALIZER(ic_head);
 static struct mtx ic_list_mtx;
 MTX_SYSINIT(ic_list, &ic_list_mtx, "ieee80211com list", MTX_DEF);
diff --git a/sys/net80211/ieee80211_freebsd.h b/sys/net80211/ieee80211_freebsd.h
--- a/sys/net80211/ieee80211_freebsd.h
+++ b/sys/net80211/ieee80211_freebsd.h
@@ -549,6 +549,12 @@
 void ieee80211_vap_ifp_set_running_state(struct ieee80211vap *, bool);
 const uint8_t * ieee80211_vap_get_broadcast_address(struct ieee80211vap *);
 
+void	net80211_printf(const char *fmt, ...) __printflike(1, 2);
+void	net80211_vap_printf(const struct ieee80211vap *, const char *fmt, ...)
+	    __printflike(2, 3);
+void	net80211_ic_printf(const struct ieee80211com *, const char *fmt, ...)
+	    __printflike(2, 3);
+
 #endif /* _KERNEL */
 
 /* XXX this stuff belongs elsewhere */
diff --git a/sys/net80211/ieee80211_freebsd.c b/sys/net80211/ieee80211_freebsd.c
--- a/sys/net80211/ieee80211_freebsd.c
+++ b/sys/net80211/ieee80211_freebsd.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include <sys/priv.h>
 #include <sys/proc.h>
 #include <sys/sysctl.h>
+#include <sys/syslog.h>
 
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 
@@ -58,6 +59,8 @@
 #include <net/route.h>
 #include <net/vnet.h>
 
+#include <machine/stdarg.h>
+
 #include <net80211/ieee80211_var.h>
 #include <net80211/ieee80211_input.h>
 
@@ -275,8 +278,8 @@
 	ctx = (struct sysctl_ctx_list *) IEEE80211_MALLOC(sizeof(struct sysctl_ctx_list),
 		M_DEVBUF, IEEE80211_M_NOWAIT | IEEE80211_M_ZERO);
 	if (ctx == NULL) {
-		if_printf(ifp, "%s: cannot allocate sysctl context!\n",
-			__func__);
+		net80211_vap_printf(vap,
+		    "%s: cannot allocate sysctl context!\n", __func__);
 		return;
 	}
 	sysctl_ctx_init(ctx);
@@ -1326,6 +1329,51 @@
 	return (if_getbroadcastaddr(vap->iv_ifp));
 }
 
+/**
+ * @brief net80211 printf() (not vap/ic related)
+ */
+void
+net80211_printf(const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	va_list ap;
+
+	va_start(ap, fmt);
+	vprintf(fmt, ap);
+	va_end(ap);
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief VAP specific printf()
+ */
+void
+net80211_vap_printf(const struct ieee80211vap *vap, const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	char if_fmt[256];
+	va_list ap;
+
+	va_start(ap, fmt);
+	snprintf(if_fmt, sizeof(if_fmt), "%s: %s", if_name(vap->iv_ifp), fmt);
+	vlog(LOG_INFO, if_fmt, ap);
+	va_end(ap);
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief ic specific printf()
+ */
+void
+net80211_ic_printf(const struct ieee80211com *ic, const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	va_list ap;
+
+	/*
+	 * TODO: do the vap_printf stuff above, use vlog(LOG_INFO, ...)
+	 */
+	printf("%s: ", ic->ic_name);
+	va_start(ap, fmt);
+	vprintf(fmt, ap);
+	va_end(ap);
+}
+
 /*
  * Module glue.
  *
diff --git a/sys/net80211/ieee80211_var.h b/sys/net80211/ieee80211_var.h
--- a/sys/net80211/ieee80211_var.h
+++ b/sys/net80211/ieee80211_var.h
@@ -765,7 +765,9 @@
 #define	IEEE80211_COM_REF_S	1
 #define	IEEE80211_COM_REF_MAX	(IEEE80211_COM_REF >> IEEE80211_COM_REF_S)
 
-int	ic_printf(struct ieee80211com *, const char *, ...) __printflike(2, 3);
+/* TODO: Transition macro */
+#define	ic_printf	net80211_ic_printf
+
 void	ieee80211_ifattach(struct ieee80211com *);
 void	ieee80211_ifdetach(struct ieee80211com *);
 void	ieee80211_set_software_ciphers(struct ieee80211com *,