diff --git a/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c b/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c
index 8bcb15fb959d..f7f21a5de3e1 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c
@@ -509,8 +509,8 @@ struct dma_chan *__dma_request_channel(dma_cap_mask_t *mask, dma_filter_fn fn, v
 					 dma_chan_name(chan));
 				list_del_rcu(&device->global_node);
 			} else if (err)
-				pr_err("dmaengine: failed to get %s: (%d)\n",
-				       dma_chan_name(chan), err);
+				pr_debug("dmaengine: failed to get %s: (%d)\n",
+					 dma_chan_name(chan), err);
 			else
 				break;
 			if (--device->privatecnt == 0)