diff --git a/hw/intc/i8259.c b/hw/intc/i8259.c
index c6f248b14514960de743283e7bbe0a7596ae3f14..a069d047736ffa1fe1c0247c6e3552aa697568f2 100644
--- a/hw/intc/i8259.c
+++ b/hw/intc/i8259.c
@@ -265,7 +265,8 @@ static void pic_ioport_write(void *opaque, hwaddr addr64,
             s->init4 = val & 1;
             s->single_mode = val & 2;
             if (val & 0x08) {
-                hw_error("level sensitive irq not supported");
+                qemu_log_mask(LOG_UNIMP,
+                              "i8259: level sensitive irq not supported\n");
             }
         } else if (val & 0x08) {
             if (val & 0x04) {