diff --git a/drivers/net/can/dev.c b/drivers/net/can/dev.c
index e0caf969e342..3c40bba71d5b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/dev.c
@@ -639,7 +639,11 @@ void can_bus_off(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct can_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 
-	netdev_info(dev, "bus-off\n");
+	if (priv->restart_ms)
+		netdev_info(dev, "bus-off, scheduling restart in %d ms\n",
+			    priv->restart_ms);
+	else
+		netdev_info(dev, "bus-off\n");
 
 	netif_carrier_off(dev);