diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index cb8c94f91d006..9af9a827dcaf8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -14987,8 +14987,8 @@ static int i40e_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 
 	if (hw->aq.api_maj_ver == I40E_FW_API_VERSION_MAJOR &&
 	    hw->aq.api_min_ver > I40E_FW_MINOR_VERSION(hw))
-		dev_info(&pdev->dev,
-			 "The driver for the device detected a newer version of the NVM image v%u.%u than expected v%u.%u. Please install the most recent version of the network driver.\n",
+		dev_dbg(&pdev->dev,
+			"The driver for the device detected a newer version of the NVM image v%u.%u than v%u.%u.\n",
 			 hw->aq.api_maj_ver,
 			 hw->aq.api_min_ver,
 			 I40E_FW_API_VERSION_MAJOR,