diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ncm.c b/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ncm.c
index 44a989cd9fb2d718ab6822f75b4054c0ff2f4fd5..67012cbd55827fd4fd134ceb40b8497fdceca24a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ncm.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/cdc_ncm.c
@@ -1124,8 +1124,9 @@ static void cdc_ncm_status(struct usbnet *dev, struct urb *urb)
 		break;
 
 	default:
-		dev_err(&dev->udev->dev, "NCM: unexpected "
-			"notification 0x%02x!\n", event->bNotificationType);
+		dev_dbg(&dev->udev->dev,
+			"NCM: unexpected notification 0x%02x!\n",
+			event->bNotificationType);
 		break;
 	}
 }