diff --git a/libavcodec/h264.c b/libavcodec/h264.c
index af7946888c..22f5527f6f 100644
--- a/libavcodec/h264.c
+++ b/libavcodec/h264.c
@@ -1615,7 +1615,7 @@ static void decode_postinit(H264Context *h, int setup_finished)
        || (h->last_pocs[MAX_DELAYED_PIC_COUNT-2] > INT_MIN && h->last_pocs[MAX_DELAYED_PIC_COUNT-1] - h->last_pocs[MAX_DELAYED_PIC_COUNT-2] > 2))
         out_of_order = FFMAX(out_of_order, 1);
     if(s->avctx->has_b_frames < out_of_order && !h->sps.bitstream_restriction_flag){
-        av_log(s->avctx, AV_LOG_WARNING, "Increasing reorder buffer to %d\n", out_of_order);
+        av_log(s->avctx, AV_LOG_VERBOSE, "Increasing reorder buffer to %d\n", out_of_order);
         s->avctx->has_b_frames = out_of_order;
         s->low_delay = 0;
     }