diff --git a/src/devices/ovs/nm-device-ovs-port.c b/src/devices/ovs/nm-device-ovs-port.c
index a9a2b24a2b..e1243fd6b0 100644
--- a/src/devices/ovs/nm-device-ovs-port.c
+++ b/src/devices/ovs/nm-device-ovs-port.c
@@ -166,8 +166,14 @@ del_iface_cb (GError *error, gpointer user_data)
 static void
 release_slave (NMDevice *device, NMDevice *slave, gboolean configure)
 {
-	nm_ovsdb_del_interface (nm_ovsdb_get (), nm_device_get_iface (slave),
-	                        del_iface_cb, g_object_ref (slave));
+	NMDeviceOvsPort *self = NM_DEVICE_OVS_PORT (device);
+
+	if (configure) {
+		_LOGI (LOGD_DEVICE, "releasing ovs interface %s", nm_device_get_ip_iface (slave));
+		nm_ovsdb_del_interface (nm_ovsdb_get (), nm_device_get_iface (slave),
+		                        del_iface_cb, g_object_ref (slave));
+	} else
+		_LOGI (LOGD_DEVICE, "ovs interface %s was released", nm_device_get_ip_iface (slave));
 }
 
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