diff --git a/drivers/iommu/arm-smmu.c b/drivers/iommu/arm-smmu.c
index e622f4e33379b..befe605f9c43f 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/arm-smmu.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/arm-smmu.c
@@ -2244,7 +2244,7 @@ static int arm_smmu_device_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	if (!bitmap_empty(smmu->context_map, ARM_SMMU_MAX_CBS))
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "removing device with active domains!\n");
+		dev_notice(&pdev->dev, "disabling translation\n");
 
 	arm_smmu_bus_init(NULL);
 	iommu_device_unregister(&smmu->iommu);