diff --git a/mx_mysql.c b/mx_mysql.c
index 7b09aee..141a429 100644
--- a/mx_mysql.c
+++ b/mx_mysql.c
@@ -844,7 +844,8 @@ int mx_mysql_option_set_default_file(struct mx_mysql *mysql, char *fname)
     mx_assert_return_minus_errno(mysql, EINVAL);
 
     if (fname && (*fname == '/') && (euidaccess(fname, R_OK) != 0)) {
-        mx_log_info("MySQL ignoring defaults file: euidaccess(\"%s\", R_OK) failed: %m", fname);
+        mx_log_warning("MySQL ignoring defaults file: euidaccess(\"%s\", R_OK) failed: %m", fname);
+        mx_log_warning("MySQL falling back to mysql default config search path.", fname);
         return -errno;
     }