--- /dev/null
+--- a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
++++ b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
+@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ static struct nl_handle * nl_create_hand
+ }
+
+ if (genl_connect(handle)) {
+- wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "nl80211: Failed to connect to generic "
++ wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "nl80211: Failed to connect to generic "
+ "netlink (%s)", dbg);
+ nl80211_handle_destroy(handle);
+ return NULL;