1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/igbvf/netdev.c b/drivers/net/igbvf/netdev.c
index ca0d1906e83e..a6c39209f66f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/igbvf/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/igbvf/netdev.c
@@ -2759,7 +2759,8 @@ static int __devinit igbvf_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
         err = hw->mac.ops.reset_hw(hw);
         if (err) {
                 dev_info(&pdev->dev,
-                         "PF still in reset state, assigning new address\n");
+                         "PF still in reset state, assigning new address."
+                         " Is the PF interface up?\n");
                 random_ether_addr(hw->mac.addr);
         } else {
                 err = hw->mac.ops.read_mac_addr(hw);