diff --git a/codecs/codec_zap.c b/codecs/codec_zap.c
index 0d59381a5a..749e07728c 100644
--- a/codecs/codec_zap.c
+++ b/codecs/codec_zap.c
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ static int find_transcoders(void)
 
 	info.op = ZT_TCOP_GETINFO;
 	if ((fd = open("/dev/zap/transcode", O_RDWR)) < 0) {
-		ast_log(LOG_NOTICE, "No Zaptel transcoder support!\n");
+		ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "No Zaptel transcoder support!\n");
 		return 0;
 	}