diff --git a/src/prim/unix/prim.c b/src/prim/unix/prim.c
index a4e012c7..99325d03 100644
--- a/src/prim/unix/prim.c
+++ b/src/prim/unix/prim.c
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ static void* unix_mmap_prim(void* addr, size_t size, size_t try_alignment, int p
       p = mmap(addr, size, protect_flags, flags | MAP_ALIGNED(n), fd, 0);
       if (p==MAP_FAILED || !_mi_is_aligned(p,try_alignment)) {
         int err = errno;
-        _mi_warning_message("unable to directly request aligned OS memory (error: %d (0x%x), size: 0x%zx bytes, alignment: 0x%zx, hint address: %p)\n", err, err, size, try_alignment, addr);
+        _mi_trace_message("unable to directly request aligned OS memory (error: %d (0x%x), size: 0x%zx bytes, alignment: 0x%zx, hint address: %p)\n", err, err, size, try_alignment, addr);
       }
       if (p!=MAP_FAILED) return p;
       // fall back to regular mmap
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ static void* unix_mmap_prim(void* addr, size_t size, size_t try_alignment, int p
         #else
         int err = errno;
         #endif
-        _mi_warning_message("unable to directly request hinted aligned OS memory (error: %d (0x%x), size: 0x%zx bytes, alignment: 0x%zx, hint address: %p)\n", err, err, size, try_alignment, hint);
+        _mi_trace_message("unable to directly request hinted aligned OS memory (error: %d (0x%x), size: 0x%zx bytes, alignment: 0x%zx, hint address: %p)\n", err, err, size, try_alignment, hint);
       }
       if (p!=MAP_FAILED) return p;
       // fall back to regular mmap