diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_pci.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_pci.c
index 44393763fe77d57037ea99c16337ed651c2e6d25..4dfd1284a8dea8c2f3b6c3916decd9035b4c9bc6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_pci.c
@@ -1644,7 +1644,10 @@ void fm10k_down(struct fm10k_intfc *interface)
 
 	/* Disable DMA engine for Tx/Rx */
 	err = hw->mac.ops.stop_hw(hw);
-	if (err)
+	if (err == FM10K_ERR_REQUESTS_PENDING)
+		dev_info(&interface->pdev->dev,
+			 "due to pending requests hw was not shut down gracefully\n");
+	else if (err)
 		dev_err(&interface->pdev->dev, "stop_hw failed: %d\n", err);
 
 	/* free any buffers still on the rings */