diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index fcfdc424615c..0da159a8f24e 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: c4106aa88a440430d387e022f2ad6dc1e0d52e98
+refs/heads/master: 527d47c11149afb5dd59eaca57d5b4d816ac4f20
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c b/trunk/drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c
index d7daf12ab07d..648f5a29d490 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/igb/igb_main.c
@@ -2324,9 +2324,10 @@ static void igb_watchdog_task(struct work_struct *work)
 						   &adapter->link_duplex);
 
 			ctrl = rd32(E1000_CTRL);
-			dev_info(&adapter->pdev->dev,
-				 "NIC Link is Up %d Mbps %s, "
+			/* Links status message must follow this format */
+			printk(KERN_INFO "igb: %s NIC Link is Up %d Mbps %s, "
 				 "Flow Control: %s\n",
+			         netdev->name,
 				 adapter->link_speed,
 				 adapter->link_duplex == FULL_DUPLEX ?
 				 "Full Duplex" : "Half Duplex",
@@ -2361,7 +2362,9 @@ static void igb_watchdog_task(struct work_struct *work)
 		if (netif_carrier_ok(netdev)) {
 			adapter->link_speed = 0;
 			adapter->link_duplex = 0;
-			dev_info(&adapter->pdev->dev, "NIC Link is Down\n");
+			/* Links status message must follow this format */
+			printk(KERN_INFO "igb: %s NIC Link is Down\n",
+			       netdev->name);
 			netif_carrier_off(netdev);
 			netif_tx_stop_all_queues(netdev);
 			if (!test_bit(__IGB_DOWN, &adapter->state))