diff --git a/src/openvpn/networking_iproute2.c b/src/openvpn/networking_iproute2.c
index 3ca2bb35..02fd3cb6 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/networking_iproute2.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/networking_iproute2.c
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ net_addr_ll_set(openvpn_net_ctx_t *ctx, const openvpn_net_iface_t *iface,
                 iproute_path, MAC_PRINT_ARG(addr), iface);
 
     argv_msg(M_INFO, &argv);
-    if (!openvpn_execve_check(&argv, ctx->es, M_WARN,
-                              "Linux ip link set addr failed"))
+    if (!openvpn_execve_check(&argv, ctx->es, 0,
+			      "Linux ip link set addr failed"))
     {
         ret = -1;
     }