diff --git a/net/dsa/slave.c b/net/dsa/slave.c
index 4a0498bf6c65..d5d389300124 100644
--- a/net/dsa/slave.c
+++ b/net/dsa/slave.c
@@ -2072,7 +2072,9 @@ static void dsa_slave_switchdev_event_work(struct work_struct *work)
 
 		err = dsa_port_fdb_add(dp, fdb_info->addr, fdb_info->vid);
 		if (err) {
-			netdev_dbg(dev, "fdb add failed err=%d\n", err);
+			netdev_err(dev,
+				   "failed to add %pM vid %d to fdb: %d\n",
+				   fdb_info->addr, fdb_info->vid, err);
 			break;
 		}
 		fdb_info->offloaded = true;
@@ -2087,9 +2089,11 @@ static void dsa_slave_switchdev_event_work(struct work_struct *work)
 
 		err = dsa_port_fdb_del(dp, fdb_info->addr, fdb_info->vid);
 		if (err) {
-			netdev_dbg(dev, "fdb del failed err=%d\n", err);
-			dev_close(dev);
+			netdev_err(dev,
+				   "failed to delete %pM vid %d from fdb: %d\n",
+				   fdb_info->addr, fdb_info->vid, err);
 		}
+
 		break;
 	}
 	rtnl_unlock();