diff --git a/libavcodec/aacdec.c b/libavcodec/aacdec.c
index db2a9b676e45b2773a1657a3c704c349275271cb..d00b3d0d2788d31f3c60835ad121a664f5829005 100644
--- a/libavcodec/aacdec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/aacdec.c
@@ -2780,7 +2780,7 @@ static void spectral_to_sample(AACContext *ac)
                     apply_channel_coupling(ac, che, type, i, AFTER_IMDCT, apply_independent_coupling);
                 che->present = 0;
             } else if (che) {
-                av_log(ac->avctx, AV_LOG_WARNING, "ChannelElement %d.%d missing \n", type, i);
+                av_log(ac->avctx, AV_LOG_VERBOSE, "ChannelElement %d.%d missing \n", type, i);
             }
         }
     }