diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.h
index 4b531e8ae38a..afe8a64dbdd4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.h
@@ -195,6 +195,8 @@ u32 ixgbe_read_reg(struct ixgbe_hw *hw, u32 reg);
 	dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev, format, ## arg)
 #define e_dev_notice(format, arg...) \
 	dev_notice(&adapter->pdev->dev, format, ## arg)
+#define e_dbg(msglvl, format, arg...) \
+	netif_dbg(adapter, msglvl, adapter->netdev, format, ## arg)
 #define e_info(msglvl, format, arg...) \
 	netif_info(adapter, msglvl, adapter->netdev, format, ## arg)
 #define e_err(msglvl, format, arg...) \
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c
index 198ab9d97618..9132e73e4182 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c
@@ -1051,7 +1051,7 @@ static int ixgbe_negotiate_vf_api(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter,
 		break;
 	}
 
-	e_info(drv, "VF %d requested invalid api version %u\n", vf, api);
+	e_dbg(drv, "VF %d requested unsupported api version %u\n", vf, api);
 
 	return -1;
 }