diff --git a/src/lib/eina/eina_file.c b/src/lib/eina/eina_file.c
index 8bc1f0c5d5..d86313bcbf 100644
--- a/src/lib/eina/eina_file.c
+++ b/src/lib/eina/eina_file.c
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@ eina_file_open(const char *path, Eina_Bool shared)
    return n;
 
  on_error:
-   ERR("Could not open file [%s].", filename);
+   WRN("Could not open file [%s].", filename);
 
    free(filename);
    if (fd >= 0) close(fd);