diff --git a/fs/cifs/connect.c b/fs/cifs/connect.c
index a726f524fb84..4af41b01e0e9 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/connect.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/connect.c
@@ -4306,7 +4306,7 @@ cifs_setup_session(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_ses *ses,
 		 server->sec_mode, server->capabilities, server->timeAdj);
 
 	if (ses->auth_key.response) {
-		cifs_dbg(VFS, "Free previous auth_key.response = %p\n",
+		cifs_dbg(FYI, "Free previous auth_key.response = %p\n",
 			 ses->auth_key.response);
 		kfree(ses->auth_key.response);
 		ses->auth_key.response = NULL;