diff --git a/lib/bdev/bdev.c b/lib/bdev/bdev.c
index 3b7710e63..742a4c95a 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/bdev.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/bdev.c
@@ -5707,7 +5707,7 @@ spdk_bdev_open_ext(const char *bdev_name, bool write, spdk_bdev_event_cb_t event
 	bdev = spdk_bdev_get_by_name(bdev_name);
 
 	if (bdev == NULL) {
-		SPDK_ERRLOG("Failed to find bdev with name: %s\n", bdev_name);
+		SPDK_NOTICELOG("Currently unable to find bdev with name: %s\n", bdev_name);
 		pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_bdev_mgr.mutex);
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}