diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
index 4051b382a..b27fc2be4 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/SurfaceFlinger.cpp
@@ -2958,7 +2958,7 @@ SurfaceFlinger::getLayerSortedByZForHwcDisplay(int id) {
         }
     }
     if (dpy == NULL) {
-        ALOGE("getLayerSortedByZForHwcDisplay: invalid hwc display id %d", id);
+        ALOGW("getLayerSortedByZForHwcDisplay: invalid hwc display id %d", id);
         // Just use the primary display so we have something to return
         dpy = getBuiltInDisplay(DisplayDevice::DISPLAY_PRIMARY);
     }