diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-device/sd-device.c b/src/libsystemd/sd-device/sd-device.c
index 0951e13e87..9fef17a0dc 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-device/sd-device.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-device/sd-device.c
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ int device_set_syspath(sd_device *device, const char *_syspath, bool verify) {
                 r = chase(_syspath, NULL, 0, &syspath, &fd);
                 if (r == -ENOENT)
                          /* the device does not exist (any more?) */
-                        return log_debug_errno(SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(ENODEV),
-                                               "sd-device: Failed to chase symlinks in \"%s\".", _syspath);
+                        return log_trace_errno(SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(ENODEV),
+                                               "sd-device: Device \"%s\" not found.", _syspath);
                 if (r < 0)
                         return log_debug_errno(r, "sd-device: Failed to get target of '%s': %m", _syspath);