diff --git a/src/boot/pe.c b/src/boot/pe.c
index 397a7a6940..255e8539de 100644
--- a/src/boot/pe.c
+++ b/src/boot/pe.c
@@ -396,7 +396,8 @@ static void pe_locate_sections(
 
                         EFI_STATUS err = chid_match(hwids, hwids_section[0].memory_size, DEVICE_TYPE_DEVICETREE, &device);
                         if (err != EFI_SUCCESS) {
-                                log_error_status(err, "HWID matching failed, no DT blob will be selected: %m");
+                                log_full(err, (err == EFI_NOT_FOUND) ? LOG_DEBUG : LOG_ERR,
+                                         "HWID matching failed, no DT blob will be selected: %m");
                                 hwids = NULL;
                         }
                 }