diff --git a/src/platform/nm-linux-platform.c b/src/platform/nm-linux-platform.c
index 003df4e950..1edc2183bb 100644
--- a/src/platform/nm-linux-platform.c
+++ b/src/platform/nm-linux-platform.c
@@ -5493,9 +5493,6 @@ tun_add (NMPlatform *platform, const char *name, gboolean tap,
 	struct ifreq ifr = { };
 	int fd;
 
-	_LOGD ("link: add %s '%s' owner %" G_GINT64_FORMAT " group %" G_GINT64_FORMAT,
-	       tap ? "tap" : "tun", name, owner, group);
-
 	fd = open ("/dev/net/tun", O_RDWR | O_CLOEXEC);
 	if (fd < 0)
 		return FALSE;
diff --git a/src/platform/nm-platform.c b/src/platform/nm-platform.c
index 73cf1c553c..686943a13f 100644
--- a/src/platform/nm-platform.c
+++ b/src/platform/nm-platform.c
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ nm_platform_link_add (NMPlatform *self,
 	if (plerr != NM_PLATFORM_ERROR_SUCCESS)
 		return plerr;
 
-	_LOGD ("link: add link '%s' of type '%s' (%d)"
+	_LOGD ("link: adding link '%s' of type '%s' (%d)"
 	       "%s%s" /* address */
 	       "%s%s" /* veth peer */
 	       "",