diff --git a/sy_old/sy_generic.c b/sy_old/sy_generic.c
index 4f9e8134..69ebd5d8 100644
--- a/sy_old/sy_generic.c
+++ b/sy_old/sy_generic.c
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ int get_inode(char *newpath, struct mars_dent *dent)
 
 	status = vfs_lstat(newpath, &tmp);
 	if (status < 0) {
-		MARS_ERR("cannot stat '%s', status = %d\n", newpath, status);
+		MARS_WRN("cannot stat '%s', status = %d\n", newpath, status);
 		goto done;
 	}