diff --git a/zircon/system/core/devmgr/devhost/devhost.cpp b/zircon/system/core/devmgr/devhost/devhost.cpp
index 3a232d86eb565fb8973ac225b9fcf0be640e2ffe..97b14bb99e0648ba7de0244de7ceb59fad9d4f8a 100644
--- a/zircon/system/core/devmgr/devhost/devhost.cpp
+++ b/zircon/system/core/devmgr/devhost/devhost.cpp
@@ -1411,7 +1411,7 @@ __EXPORT int device_host_main(int argc, char** argv) {
 
     root_resource_handle = zx_take_startup_handle(PA_HND(PA_RESOURCE, 0));
     if (root_resource_handle == ZX_HANDLE_INVALID) {
-        log(ERROR, "devhost: no root resource handle!\n");
+        log(TRACE, "devhost: no root resource handle!\n");
     }
 
     zx_status_t r;