diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/port.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/port.c
index 8f36454dd196..7f8bed353e67 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/port.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/port.c
@@ -431,7 +431,8 @@ int mlx5_query_module_eeprom(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev,
 		mlx5_qsfp_eeprom_params_set(&query.i2c_address, &query.page, &offset);
 		break;
 	default:
-		mlx5_core_err(dev, "Module ID not recognized: 0x%x\n", module_id);
+		mlx5_core_dbg(dev, "Module ID not recognized: 0x%x\n",
+			      module_id);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}