diff --git a/drivers/rtc/hctosys.c b/drivers/rtc/hctosys.c
index 6c719f23520a..fb4251de7ce1 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/hctosys.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/hctosys.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ static int __init rtc_hctosys(void)
 	struct rtc_device *rtc = rtc_class_open(CONFIG_RTC_HCTOSYS_DEVICE);
 
 	if (rtc == NULL) {
-		pr_err("%s: unable to open rtc device (%s)\n",
+		pr_info("%s: unable to open rtc device (%s)\n",
 			__FILE__, CONFIG_RTC_HCTOSYS_DEVICE);
 		goto err_open;
 	}