diff --git a/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c b/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c
index 5da552d1f92d..f8259ee49f86 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c
@@ -1379,7 +1379,7 @@ static int __init sdma_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (pdata) {
 		ret = sdma_get_firmware(sdma, pdata->fw_name);
 		if (ret)
-			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to get firmware from platform data\n");
+			dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "failed to get firmware from platform data\n");
 	} else {
 		/*
 		 * Because that device tree does not encode ROM script address,
@@ -1389,11 +1389,11 @@ static int __init sdma_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		ret = of_property_read_string(np, "fsl,sdma-ram-script-name",
 					      &fw_name);
 		if (ret)
-			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to get firmware name\n");
+			dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "failed to get firmware name\n");
 		else {
 			ret = sdma_get_firmware(sdma, fw_name);
 			if (ret)
-				dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to get firmware from device tree\n");
+				dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "failed to get firmware from device tree\n");
 		}
 	}