diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index b7c823ba8374..35ac016fcb98 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -991,7 +991,7 @@ static int perf_top_overwrite_fallback(struct perf_top *top,
 	evlist__for_each_entry(evlist, counter)
 		counter->attr.write_backward = false;
 	opts->overwrite = false;
-	ui__warning("fall back to non-overwrite mode\n");
+	pr_debug2("fall back to non-overwrite mode\n");
 	return 1;
 }