diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/global1_vtu.c b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/global1_vtu.c
index 2cbaf946e7edf..058326924f3e2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/global1_vtu.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/global1_vtu.c
@@ -548,10 +548,11 @@ static irqreturn_t mv88e6xxx_g1_vtu_prob_irq_thread_fn(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	}
 
 	if (val & MV88E6XXX_G1_VTU_OP_MISS_VIOLATION) {
-		dev_err_ratelimited(chip->dev, "VTU miss violation for vid %d, source port %d\n",
+		dev_dbg_ratelimited(chip->dev, "VTU miss violation for vid %d, source port %d\n",
 				    entry.vid, spid);
 		chip->ports[spid].vtu_miss_violation++;
 	}
+
 	mutex_unlock(&chip->reg_lock);
 
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;