diff --git a/net/local/local_recvfrom.c b/net/local/local_recvfrom.c
index 8440b2e385d..a2232518629 100644
--- a/net/local/local_recvfrom.c
+++ b/net/local/local_recvfrom.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ psock_stream_recvfrom(FAR struct socket *psock, FAR void *buf, size_t len,
       ret = local_sync(&conn->lc_infile);
       if (ret < 0)
         {
-          nerr("ERROR: Failed to get packet length: %d\n", ret);
+          nwarn("ERROR: Failed to get packet length: %d\n", ret);
           return ret;
         }
       else if (ret > UINT16_MAX)
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ psock_dgram_recvfrom(FAR struct socket *psock, FAR void *buf, size_t len,
   ret = local_sync(&conn->lc_infile);
   if (ret < 0)
     {
-      nerr("ERROR: Failed to get packet length: %d\n", ret);
+      nwarn("ERROR: Failed to get packet length: %d\n", ret);
       goto errout_with_infd;
     }
   else if (ret > UINT16_MAX)
diff --git a/net/local/local_recvutils.c b/net/local/local_recvutils.c
index 8ffe079a54d..2723e4cd9c2 100644
--- a/net/local/local_recvutils.c
+++ b/net/local/local_recvutils.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ int local_fifo_read(FAR struct file *filep, FAR uint8_t *buf, size_t *len)
           if (nread != -EINTR)
             {
               ret = (int)nread;
-              nerr("ERROR: nx_read() failed: %d\n", ret);
+              nwarn("ERROR: nx_read() failed: %d\n", ret);
               goto errout;
             }
 
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ int local_sync(FAR struct file *filep)
           ret     = local_fifo_read(filep, &sync, &readlen);
           if (ret < 0)
             {
-              nerr("ERROR: Failed to read sync bytes: %d\n", ret);
+              nwarn("ERROR: Failed to read sync bytes: %d\n", ret);
               return ret;
             }
         }