diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
index 3b50f9ba3789bd3fdbbb23b1a729821002733e30..76754742287772c34eafdf57c0f308a918e52d63 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
@@ -1281,7 +1281,7 @@ static void phy_error_precise(struct phy_device *phydev,
  */
 void phy_error(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
-	WARN_ON(1);
+	pr_notice_once("%s\n", __func__);
 	phy_process_error(phydev);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_error);