diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/main.c b/drivers/misc/mei/main.c
index 9f6682033ed7..d8311d41f0a7 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/main.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/main.c
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ static ssize_t mei_write(struct file *file, const char __user *ubuf,
 	}
 
 	if (!mei_cl_is_connected(cl)) {
-		cl_err(dev, cl, "is not connected");
+		cl_dbg(dev, cl, "is not connected");
 		rets = -ENODEV;
 		goto out;
 	}