diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index df21e84f8198f1e989026a71d5e2c1ccee0aa607..38a83acd502e6395f06257cff0fa39cde757fa40 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -4693,7 +4693,7 @@ static int bond_check_params(struct bond_params *params)
 		/* miimon and arp_interval not set, we need one so things
 		 * work as expected, see bonding.txt for details
 		 */
-		pr_warning("Warning: either miimon or arp_interval and arp_ip_target module parameters must be specified, otherwise bonding will not detect link failures! see bonding.txt for details.\n");
+		pr_debug("Warning: either miimon or arp_interval and arp_ip_target module parameters must be specified, otherwise bonding will not detect link failures! see bonding.txt for details.\n");
 	}
 
 	if (primary && !USES_PRIMARY(bond_mode)) {