1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/audio/out/ao_alsa.c b/audio/out/ao_alsa.c
index 552982ffb2..24f3355047 100644
--- a/audio/out/ao_alsa.c
+++ b/audio/out/ao_alsa.c
@@ -1086,8 +1086,8 @@ static bool audio_write(struct ao *ao, void **data, int samples)
 
     CHECK_ALSA_ERROR("pcm write error");
     if (err >= 0 && err != samples) {
-        MP_WARN(ao, "unexpected short write (%d of %d frames), dropping audio\n",
-                (int)err, samples);
+        MP_ERR(ao, "unexpected partial write (%d of %d frames), dropping audio\n",
+               (int)err, samples);
     }
 
     return true;