diff --git a/demux/demux_mkv.c b/demux/demux_mkv.c
index ace19e1e1f..979d4c081b 100644
--- a/demux/demux_mkv.c
+++ b/demux/demux_mkv.c
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ static int demux_mkv_read_info(demuxer_t *demuxer)
                 }
             }
         }
-        MP_INFO(demuxer, "This is not one of the wanted files. "
+        MP_VERBOSE(demuxer, "This is not one of the wanted files. "
                 "Stopping attempt to open.\n");
         res = -2;
     }
diff --git a/player/timeline/tl_matroska.c b/player/timeline/tl_matroska.c
index 871f2f83f7..e2c721a003 100644
--- a/player/timeline/tl_matroska.c
+++ b/player/timeline/tl_matroska.c
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ static int find_ordered_chapter_sources(struct MPContext *mpctx,
         for (int i = 0; i < num_filenames; i++) {
             if (!missing(*sources, *num_sources))
                 break;
-            MP_INFO(mpctx, "Checking file %s\n", filenames[i]);
+            MP_VERBOSE(mpctx, "Checking file %s\n", filenames[i]);
             check_file(mpctx, sources, num_sources, uids, filenames[i], 0);
         }
     } while (old_source_count != *num_sources);