diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-backend.cpp b/ggml/src/ggml-backend.cpp
index 94237a30e..15d650150 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-backend.cpp
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-backend.cpp
@@ -2091,7 +2091,7 @@ static bool ggml_backend_sched_alloc_splits(ggml_backend_sched_t sched) {
 #endif
         ggml_gallocr_reserve_n(sched->galloc, &sched->graph, sched->node_backend_ids, sched->leaf_backend_ids);
         if (!ggml_gallocr_alloc_graph(sched->galloc, &sched->graph)) {
-            GGML_LOG_DEBUG("%s: failed to allocate graph\n", __func__);
+            GGML_LOG_ERROR("%s: failed to allocate graph\n", __func__);
             return false;
         }
     }