diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_main.c
index 537d1236a4fec0a2973d52ed34cf7f73d8a4b052..715b3aaf83ac4d65cdea4eb15f6f2089e402c469 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_main.c
@@ -1730,7 +1730,8 @@ void qed_get_protocol_stats(struct qed_dev *cdev,
 		qed_get_protocol_stats_iscsi(cdev, &stats->iscsi_stats);
 		break;
 	default:
-		DP_ERR(cdev, "Invalid protocol type = %d\n", type);
+		DP_VERBOSE(cdev, QED_MSG_SP,
+			   "Invalid protocol type = %d\n", type);
 		return;
 	}
 }