diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.c b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.c
index 3d0a1206e17af9dcb63a6e278ecaad635c4643d7..8384314771f86ac2096522d53d670e757db686fb 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.c
@@ -941,7 +941,7 @@ qemuMonitorJSONHandleDeviceDeleted(qemuMonitorPtr mon, virJSONValuePtr data)
     const char *device;
 
     if (!(device = virJSONValueObjectGetString(data, "device"))) {
-        VIR_WARN("missing device in device deleted event");
+        VIR_DEBUG("missing device in device deleted event");
         return;
     }