diff --git a/drivers/net/forcedeth.c b/drivers/net/forcedeth.c
index 666de42e5a76c2a1f88b25e73ca0699216f0037f..dae30b731342ef5e25e98318018984893b687665 100644
--- a/drivers/net/forcedeth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/forcedeth.c
@@ -4917,7 +4917,7 @@ static int nv_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	if (ret) {
 		netif_carrier_on(dev);
 	} else {
-		printk("%s: no link during initialization.\n", dev->name);
+		printk(KERN_INFO "%s: no link during initialization.\n", dev->name);
 		netif_carrier_off(dev);
 	}
 	if (oom)