diff --git a/lib/nvmf/ctrlr.c b/lib/nvmf/ctrlr.c
index e28354e99..4c3e2ca1c 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/ctrlr.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/ctrlr.c
@@ -2919,7 +2919,7 @@ nvmf_ctrlr_identify(struct spdk_nvmf_request *req)
 	}
 
 invalid_cns:
-	SPDK_INFOLOG(nvmf, "Identify command with unsupported CNS 0x%02x\n", cns);
+	SPDK_DEBUGLOG(nvmf, "Identify command with unsupported CNS 0x%02x\n", cns);
 	rsp->status.sct = SPDK_NVME_SCT_GENERIC;
 	rsp->status.sc = SPDK_NVME_SC_INVALID_FIELD;
 	return SPDK_NVMF_REQUEST_EXEC_STATUS_COMPLETE;