diff --git a/drivers/net/spider_net.c b/drivers/net/spider_net.c
index 8c8381cbce0a..ce27e8d318df 100644
--- a/drivers/net/spider_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/spider_net.c
@@ -1038,11 +1038,10 @@ spider_net_decode_one_descr(struct spider_net_card *card, int napi)
 
 	if ( (status != SPIDER_NET_DESCR_COMPLETE) &&
 	     (status != SPIDER_NET_DESCR_FRAME_END) ) {
-		if (netif_msg_rx_err(card)) {
+		if (netif_msg_rx_err(card))
 			pr_err("%s: RX descriptor with state %d\n",
 			       card->netdev->name, status);
-			card->spider_stats.rx_desc_unk_state++;
-		}
+		card->spider_stats.rx_desc_unk_state++;
 		goto refill;
 	}
 
@@ -1361,7 +1360,7 @@ spider_net_handle_error_irq(struct spider_net_card *card, u32 status_reg)
 	case SPIDER_NET_GRFAFLLINT: /* fallthrough */
 	case SPIDER_NET_GRMFLLINT:
 		if (netif_msg_intr(card) && net_ratelimit())
-			pr_debug("Spider RX RAM full, incoming packets "
+			pr_err("Spider RX RAM full, incoming packets "
 			       "might be discarded!\n");
 		spider_net_rx_irq_off(card);
 		tasklet_schedule(&card->rxram_full_tl);
@@ -1379,7 +1378,7 @@ spider_net_handle_error_irq(struct spider_net_card *card, u32 status_reg)
 	case SPIDER_NET_GDCDCEINT: /* fallthrough */
 	case SPIDER_NET_GDBDCEINT: /* fallthrough */
 	case SPIDER_NET_GDADCEINT:
-		if (netif_msg_intr(card))
+		if (netif_msg_intr(card) && net_ratelimit())
 			pr_err("got descriptor chain end interrupt, "
 			       "restarting DMAC %c.\n",
 			       'D'-(i-SPIDER_NET_GDDDCEINT)/3);
@@ -1450,7 +1449,7 @@ spider_net_handle_error_irq(struct spider_net_card *card, u32 status_reg)
 			break;
 	}
 
-	if ((show_error) && (netif_msg_intr(card)))
+	if ((show_error) && (netif_msg_intr(card)) && net_ratelimit())
 		pr_err("Got error interrupt on %s, GHIINT0STS = 0x%08x, "
 		       "GHIINT1STS = 0x%08x, GHIINT2STS = 0x%08x\n",
 		       card->netdev->name,
diff --git a/drivers/net/spider_net.h b/drivers/net/spider_net.h
index 4b76ef9524d1..0810e12e210b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/spider_net.h
+++ b/drivers/net/spider_net.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #ifndef _SPIDER_NET_H
 #define _SPIDER_NET_H
 
-#define VERSION "1.6 A"
+#define VERSION "1.6 B"
 
 #include "sungem_phy.h"