diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
index 105b0624081a..31b9e02875cc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
@@ -753,7 +753,8 @@ u32 igb_rd32(struct e1000_hw *hw, u32 reg)
 		struct net_device *netdev = igb->netdev;
 		hw->hw_addr = NULL;
 		netdev_err(netdev, "PCIe link lost\n");
-		WARN(1, "igb: Failed to read reg 0x%x!\n", reg);
+		WARN(pci_device_is_present(igb->pdev),
+		     "igb: Failed to read reg 0x%x!\n", reg);
 	}
 
 	return value;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c
index 63b62d74f961..8e424dfab12e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc_main.c
@@ -4047,7 +4047,8 @@ u32 igc_rd32(struct igc_hw *hw, u32 reg)
 		hw->hw_addr = NULL;
 		netif_device_detach(netdev);
 		netdev_err(netdev, "PCIe link lost, device now detached\n");
-		WARN(1, "igc: Failed to read reg 0x%x!\n", reg);
+		WARN(pci_device_is_present(igc->pdev),
+		     "igc: Failed to read reg 0x%x!\n", reg);
 	}
 
 	return value;