diff --git a/libnetlink.c b/libnetlink.c
index 159ca0f6a..f3ed7cce5 100644
--- a/libnetlink.c
+++ b/libnetlink.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ static int nlmsg_receive(char *buf, int len, int (*cb)(struct nlmsghdr *, void *
 			if (err->error == 0)
 				return 0;
 
-			pr_err("ERROR %d reported by netlink\n", err->error);
+			pr_warn("ERROR %d reported by netlink\n", err->error);
 			return err->error;
 		}
 		if (cb(hdr, arg))