diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
index d24f40f1673ae9edc946f10d976c51645156f796..f6a2bdc54660ea87b0aea58f7f626924665bb342 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
@@ -1963,7 +1963,7 @@ static void i40evf_init_task(struct work_struct *work)
 		}
 		err = i40evf_check_reset_complete(hw);
 		if (err) {
-			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Device is still in reset (%d)\n",
+			dev_info(&pdev->dev, "Device is still in reset (%d), retrying\n",
 				err);
 			goto err;
 		}
@@ -1996,7 +1996,7 @@ static void i40evf_init_task(struct work_struct *work)
 		/* aq msg sent, awaiting reply */
 		err = i40evf_verify_api_ver(adapter);
 		if (err) {
-			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Unable to verify API version (%d)\n",
+			dev_info(&pdev->dev, "Unable to verify API version (%d), retrying\n",
 				err);
 			goto err;
 		}