diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_main.c
index 5f1e5b6e85c3f9b39ebf5a4f13a2fe0f59a441b1..6f07bf509efedbef6be50503306ed10d433a3db6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_main.c
@@ -375,8 +375,8 @@ int ionic_dev_cmd_wait(struct ionic *ionic, unsigned long max_seconds)
 		 * heartbeat check but is still alive and will process this
 		 * request, so don't clean the dev_cmd in this case.
 		 */
-		dev_warn(ionic->dev, "DEVCMD %s (%d) failed - FW halted\n",
-			 ionic_opcode_to_str(opcode), opcode);
+		dev_dbg(ionic->dev, "DEVCMD %s (%d) failed - FW halted\n",
+			ionic_opcode_to_str(opcode), opcode);
 		return -ENXIO;
 	}