diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/ax88179_178a.c b/drivers/net/usb/ax88179_178a.c
index 868fad2f8c78..2d6b8fddb9d4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/ax88179_178a.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/ax88179_178a.c
@@ -326,7 +326,8 @@ static void ax88179_status(struct usbnet *dev, struct urb *urb)
 
 	if (netif_carrier_ok(dev->net) != link) {
 		usbnet_link_change(dev, link, 1);
-		netdev_info(dev->net, "ax88179 - Link status is: %d\n", link);
+		if (!link)
+			netdev_info(dev->net, "ax88179 - Link status is: 0\n");
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1558,6 +1559,7 @@ static int ax88179_link_reset(struct usbnet *dev)
 			 GMII_PHY_PHYSR, 2, &tmp16);
 
 	if (!(tmp16 & GMII_PHY_PHYSR_LINK)) {
+		netdev_info(dev->net, "ax88179 - Link status is: 0\n");
 		return 0;
 	} else if (GMII_PHY_PHYSR_GIGA == (tmp16 & GMII_PHY_PHYSR_SMASK)) {
 		mode |= AX_MEDIUM_GIGAMODE | AX_MEDIUM_EN_125MHZ;
@@ -1595,6 +1597,8 @@ static int ax88179_link_reset(struct usbnet *dev)
 
 	netif_carrier_on(dev->net);
 
+	netdev_info(dev->net, "ax88179 - Link status is: 1\n");
+
 	return 0;
 }