diff --git a/drivers/net/r8169.c b/drivers/net/r8169.c
index f9223c1c5aa4..afb3f186b884 100644
--- a/drivers/net/r8169.c
+++ b/drivers/net/r8169.c
@@ -92,8 +92,7 @@ VERSION 2.2LK	<2005/01/25>
 #endif /* RTL8169_DEBUG */
 
 #define R8169_MSG_DEFAULT \
-	(NETIF_MSG_DRV | NETIF_MSG_PROBE | NETIF_MSG_LINK | NETIF_MSG_IFUP | \
-	 NETIF_MSG_IFDOWN)
+	(NETIF_MSG_DRV | NETIF_MSG_PROBE | NETIF_MSG_IFUP | NETIF_MSG_IFDOWN)
 
 #define TX_BUFFS_AVAIL(tp) \
 	(tp->dirty_tx + NUM_TX_DESC - tp->cur_tx - 1)