diff --git a/chardev/char-socket.c b/chardev/char-socket.c
index ccc499cfa1..a050a686ea 100644
--- a/chardev/char-socket.c
+++ b/chardev/char-socket.c
@@ -765,8 +765,8 @@ static int tcp_chr_wait_connected(Chardev *chr, Error **errp)
      * in TLS and telnet cases, only wait for an accepted socket */
     while (!s->ioc) {
         if (s->is_listen) {
-            error_report("QEMU waiting for connection on: %s",
-                         chr->filename);
+            info_report("QEMU waiting for connection on: %s",
+                        chr->filename);
             qio_channel_set_blocking(QIO_CHANNEL(s->listen_ioc), true, NULL);
             tcp_chr_accept(QIO_CHANNEL(s->listen_ioc), G_IO_IN, chr);
             qio_channel_set_blocking(QIO_CHANNEL(s->listen_ioc), false, NULL);