diff --git a/libavutil/common.h b/libavutil/common.h
index 5b830d0645..5a56832eeb 100644
--- a/libavutil/common.h
+++ b/libavutil/common.h
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ tend= AV_READ_TIME();\
     }else\
         tskip_count++;\
     if(((tcount+tskip_count)&(tcount+tskip_count-1))==0){\
-        av_log(NULL, AV_LOG_DEBUG, "%"PRIu64" dezicycles in %s, %d runs, %d skips\n",\
+        av_log(NULL, AV_LOG_ERROR, "%"PRIu64" dezicycles in %s, %d runs, %d skips\n",\
                tsum*10/tcount, id, tcount, tskip_count);\
     }\
 }