diff --git a/hw/xen/xen_pt.c b/hw/xen/xen_pt.c
index f593b046e5..b6d71bb52a 100644
--- a/hw/xen/xen_pt.c
+++ b/hw/xen/xen_pt.c
@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ static void xen_pt_realize(PCIDevice *d, Error **errp)
         goto err_out;
     }
     if (!scratch) {
-        error_setg(errp, "no pin interrupt");
+        XEN_PT_LOG(d, "no pin interrupt\n");
         goto out;
     }