diff --git a/src/openvpn/dco_linux.c b/src/openvpn/dco_linux.c
index 9212339e..98e10507 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/dco_linux.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/dco_linux.c
@@ -760,7 +760,8 @@ ovpn_handle_msg(struct nl_msg *msg, void *arg)
     uint32_t ifindex = nla_get_u32(attrs[OVPN_ATTR_IFINDEX]);
     if (ifindex != dco->ifindex)
     {
-        msg(D_DCO, "ovpn-dco: received message type %d with mismatched ifindex %d\n",
+        msg(D_DCO_DEBUG,
+            "ovpn-dco: ignoring message (type=%d) for foreign ifindex %d",
             gnlh->cmd, ifindex);
         return NL_SKIP;
     }