diff --git a/drivers/crypto/padlock-aes.c b/drivers/crypto/padlock-aes.c
index bb30eb9b93ef7..54a2a166e5667 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/padlock-aes.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/padlock-aes.c
@@ -385,12 +385,12 @@ static int __init padlock_init(void)
 	int ret;
 
 	if (!cpu_has_xcrypt) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR PFX "VIA PadLock not detected.\n");
+		printk(KERN_NOTICE PFX "VIA PadLock not detected.\n");
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
 	if (!cpu_has_xcrypt_enabled) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR PFX "VIA PadLock detected, but not enabled. Hmm, strange...\n");
+		printk(KERN_NOTICE PFX "VIA PadLock detected, but not enabled. Hmm, strange...\n");
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/padlock-sha.c b/drivers/crypto/padlock-sha.c
index c666b4e0933e4..40d5680fa0139 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/padlock-sha.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/padlock-sha.c
@@ -254,12 +254,12 @@ static int __init padlock_init(void)
 	int rc = -ENODEV;
 
 	if (!cpu_has_phe) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR PFX "VIA PadLock Hash Engine not detected.\n");
+		printk(KERN_NOTICE PFX "VIA PadLock Hash Engine not detected.\n");
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
 	if (!cpu_has_phe_enabled) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR PFX "VIA PadLock detected, but not enabled. Hmm, strange...\n");
+		printk(KERN_NOTICE PFX "VIA PadLock detected, but not enabled. Hmm, strange...\n");
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}