1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index 31d78d874fc7..6651377fd762 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -1215,7 +1215,7 @@ static int __cmd_top(struct perf_top *top)
                                                 &top->session->machines.host,
                                                 &top->record_opts);
         if (ret < 0)
-                pr_warning("Couldn't synthesize bpf events.\n");
+                pr_debug("Couldn't synthesize BPF events: Pre-existing BPF programs won't have symbols resolved.\n");
 
         machine__synthesize_threads(&top->session->machines.host, &opts->target,
                                     top->evlist->threads, false,