diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
index 580dfd8..3fbf0d2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
@@ -2240,9 +2240,10 @@
 
 	if (link_up) {
 		if (!netif_carrier_ok(netdev)) {
-			hw_dbg(&adapter->hw, "NIC Link is Up, %u Gbps\n",
-			       (link_speed == IXGBE_LINK_SPEED_10GB_FULL) ?
-			       10 : 1);
+			dev_info(&adapter->pdev->dev,
+				"NIC Link is Up, %u Gbps\n",
+				(link_speed == IXGBE_LINK_SPEED_10GB_FULL) ?
+				10 : 1);
 			netif_carrier_on(netdev);
 			netif_tx_wake_all_queues(netdev);
 		}
@@ -2250,7 +2251,7 @@
 		adapter->link_up = false;
 		adapter->link_speed = 0;
 		if (netif_carrier_ok(netdev)) {
-			hw_dbg(&adapter->hw, "NIC Link is Down\n");
+			dev_info(&adapter->pdev->dev, "NIC Link is Down\n");
 			netif_carrier_off(netdev);
 			netif_tx_stop_all_queues(netdev);
 		}