diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_hw.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_hw.h
index 3e2162121601..dc88782185f2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_hw.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_hw.h
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@
 #define SLIPORT_ERROR_NO_RESOURCE1	0x2
 #define SLIPORT_ERROR_NO_RESOURCE2	0x9
 
+#define SLIPORT_ERROR_FW_RESET1		0x2
+#define SLIPORT_ERROR_FW_RESET2		0x0
+
 /********* Memory BAR register ************/
 #define PCICFG_MEMBAR_CTRL_INT_CTRL_OFFSET 	0xfc
 /* Host Interrupt Enable, if set interrupts are enabled although "PCI Interrupt
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
index fee64bf10446..a2302dc061f3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
@@ -2464,8 +2464,16 @@ void be_detect_error(struct be_adapter *adapter)
 	 */
 	if (sliport_status & SLIPORT_STATUS_ERR_MASK) {
 		adapter->hw_error = true;
-		dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev,
-			"Error detected in the card\n");
+		/* Do not log error messages if its a FW reset */
+		if (sliport_err1 == SLIPORT_ERROR_FW_RESET1 &&
+		    sliport_err2 == SLIPORT_ERROR_FW_RESET2) {
+			dev_info(&adapter->pdev->dev,
+				 "Firmware update in progress\n");
+			return;
+		} else {
+			dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev,
+				"Error detected in the card\n");
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (sliport_status & SLIPORT_STATUS_ERR_MASK) {
@@ -3812,6 +3820,8 @@ static int lancer_fw_download(struct be_adapter *adapter,
 	}
 
 	if (change_status == LANCER_FW_RESET_NEEDED) {
+		dev_info(&adapter->pdev->dev,
+			 "Resetting adapter to activate new FW\n");
 		status = lancer_physdev_ctrl(adapter,
 					     PHYSDEV_CONTROL_FW_RESET_MASK);
 		if (status) {
@@ -4363,13 +4373,13 @@ static int lancer_recover_func(struct be_adapter *adapter)
 			goto err;
 	}
 
-	dev_err(dev, "Error recovery successful\n");
+	dev_err(dev, "Adapter recovery successful\n");
 	return 0;
 err:
 	if (status == -EAGAIN)
 		dev_err(dev, "Waiting for resource provisioning\n");
 	else
-		dev_err(dev, "Error recovery failed\n");
+		dev_err(dev, "Adapter recovery failed\n");
 
 	return status;
 }