diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 5e5c2bdcf01f..760e4bbcdf89 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 23b66e2bc2bcebacab7292d7731b7372065b3f98
+refs/heads/master: 0c254d863338ceff630814bf17cf8e4b61cb8aa3
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/trunk/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index ead49e54f31b..576fb51eb748 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -2778,6 +2778,14 @@ static int __devinit ixgbe_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 		 hw->mac.type, hw->phy.type,
 		 (part_num >> 8), (part_num & 0xff));
 
+	if (link_width <= IXGBE_PCI_LINK_WIDTH_4) {
+		dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "PCI-Express bandwidth available for "
+			 "this card is not sufficient for optimal "
+			 "performance.\n");
+		dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "For optimal performance a x8 "
+			 "PCI-Express slot is required.\n");
+	}
+
 	/* reset the hardware with the new settings */
 	ixgbe_start_hw(hw);