Index: head/sys/dev/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/dev/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c
+++ head/sys/dev/ixgbe/ixgbe_common.c
@@ -199,9 +199,12 @@
 		break;
 	}
 
-	ERROR_REPORT2(IXGBE_ERROR_UNSUPPORTED,
+	if (!supported) {
+		ERROR_REPORT2(IXGBE_ERROR_UNSUPPORTED,
 		      "Device %x does not support flow control autoneg",
 		      hw->device_id);
+	}
+
 	return supported;
 }