diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ethoc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ethoc.c
index 8d0cb5ce87ee5e4bbfd767d5cbde51754ea1bb4c..45abc81f6f55efe7644897ea36fa3cd9dfa40e4c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ethoc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ethoc.c
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ static irqreturn_t ethoc_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 
 	/* We always handle the dropped packet interrupt */
 	if (pending & INT_MASK_BUSY) {
-		dev_err(&dev->dev, "packet dropped\n");
+		dev_dbg(&dev->dev, "packet dropped\n");
 		dev->stats.rx_dropped++;
 	}