diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index 184c434ae305..0dceba1a2ba1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -1648,7 +1648,7 @@ static int __bond_release_one(struct net_device *bond_dev,
 	/* slave is not a slave or master is not master of this slave */
 	if (!(slave_dev->flags & IFF_SLAVE) ||
 	    !netdev_has_upper_dev(slave_dev, bond_dev)) {
-		netdev_err(bond_dev, "cannot release %s\n",
+		netdev_dbg(bond_dev, "cannot release %s\n",
 			   slave_dev->name);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}