diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/atmel_nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/atmel_nand.c
index 1955389c8fa6..1f719e03c073 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/atmel_nand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/atmel_nand.c
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ static int atmel_nand_dma_op(struct mtd_info *mtd, void *buf, int len,
 	dma_unmap_single(dma_dev->dev, phys_addr, len, dir);
 err_buf:
 	if (err != 0)
-		dev_warn(host->dev, "Fall back to CPU I/O\n");
+		dev_dbg(host->dev, "Fall back to CPU I/O\n");
 	return err;
 }