diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/impl/win32/Win32LocalFileSystem.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/impl/win32/Win32LocalFileSystem.java
index 28dbb0509113..0c3577dcdb11 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/impl/win32/Win32LocalFileSystem.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/impl/win32/Win32LocalFileSystem.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public class Win32LocalFileSystem extends LocalFileSystemBase {
             ourIsAvailable = true;
           }
           catch (Throwable t2) {
-            LOG.error("Failed to load native win32 system", t2);
+            LOG.warn("Failed to load native win32 system", t2);
             ourIsAvailable = false;
           }
         }