diff --git a/drivers/powercap/intel_rapl_common.c b/drivers/powercap/intel_rapl_common.c
index 40a2cc649c79..2feed036c1cd 100644
--- a/drivers/powercap/intel_rapl_common.c
+++ b/drivers/powercap/intel_rapl_common.c
@@ -892,7 +892,7 @@ static int rapl_write_pl_data(struct rapl_domain *rd, int pl,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (rd->rpl[pl].locked) {
-		pr_warn("%s:%s:%s locked by BIOS\n", rd->rp->name, rd->name, pl_names[pl]);
+		pr_debug("%s:%s:%s locked by BIOS\n", rd->rp->name, rd->name, pl_names[pl]);
 		return -EACCES;
 	}