diff --git a/drivers/pci/pci.c b/drivers/pci/pci.c
index 8f7cfcc00090..5a9af0bb2c71 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/pci.c
@@ -1253,8 +1253,8 @@ static int pci_dev_wait(struct pci_dev *dev, char *reset_type, int timeout)
 		}
 
 		if (delay > timeout) {
-			pci_warn(dev, "not ready %dms after %s; giving up\n",
-				 delay - 1, reset_type);
+			pci_err(dev, "not ready %dms after %s; giving up\n",
+				delay - 1, reset_type);
 			return -ENOTTY;
 		}