diff --git a/drivers/net/cs89x0.c b/drivers/net/cs89x0.c
index af9321617ce4..0e79cef95c0a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cs89x0.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cs89x0.c
@@ -1325,8 +1325,7 @@ net_open(struct net_device *dev)
 		write_irq(dev, lp->chip_type, dev->irq);
 		ret = request_irq(dev->irq, net_interrupt, 0, dev->name, dev);
 		if (ret) {
-			if (net_debug)
-				printk(KERN_DEBUG "cs89x0: request_irq(%d) failed\n", dev->irq);
+			printk(KERN_ERR "cs89x0: request_irq(%d) failed\n", dev->irq);
 			goto bad_out;
 		}
 	}