lio->msg_enable = msglvl;
 }
 
+static void lio_vf_set_msglevel(struct net_device *netdev, u32 msglvl)
+{
+       struct lio *lio = GET_LIO(netdev);
+
+       lio->msg_enable = msglvl;
+}
+
 static void
 lio_get_pauseparam(struct net_device *netdev, struct ethtool_pauseparam *pause)
 {
        .get_regs_len           = lio_get_regs_len,
        .get_regs               = lio_get_regs,
        .get_msglevel           = lio_get_msglevel,
-       .set_msglevel           = lio_set_msglevel,
+       .set_msglevel           = lio_vf_set_msglevel,
        .get_sset_count         = lio_vf_get_sset_count,
        .get_coalesce           = lio_get_intr_coalesce,
        .set_coalesce           = lio_set_intr_coalesce,
 
                        liquidio_set_feature(netdev, OCTNET_CMD_LRO_ENABLE,
                                             OCTNIC_LROIPV4 | OCTNIC_LROIPV6);
 
-               if ((debug != -1) && (debug & NETIF_MSG_HW))
-                       liquidio_set_feature(netdev, OCTNET_CMD_VERBOSE_ENABLE,
-                                            0);
-
                if (setup_link_status_change_wq(netdev))
                        goto setup_nic_dev_fail;