diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
index 33f23ce99796b9848b7e8fa3067bbbb48764498c..229b72aab17dbedc38f1f68f10fab8dc5b6b2b90 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
@@ -776,8 +776,7 @@ u32 igb_rd32(struct e1000_hw *hw, u32 reg)
 	if (!(~value) && (!reg || !(~readl(hw_addr)))) {
 		struct net_device *netdev = igb->netdev;
 		hw->hw_addr = NULL;
-		netif_device_detach(netdev);
-		netdev_err(netdev, "PCIe link lost, device now detached\n");
+		netdev_err(netdev, "PCIe link lost\n");
 	}
 
 	return value;