diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c b/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c
index 132afc97676c..9d4ac90ca87e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c
@@ -405,9 +405,9 @@ static int perf_del_probe_events(struct strfilter *filter)
 	}
 
 	if (ret == -ENOENT && ret2 == -ENOENT)
-		pr_debug("\"%s\" does not hit any event.\n", str);
-		/* Note that this is silently ignored */
-	ret = 0;
+		pr_warning("\"%s\" does not hit any event.\n", str);
+	else
+		ret = 0;
 
 error:
 	if (kfd >= 0)