diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/shaders/dxil/dxil_bytecode_editor.cpp b/renderdoc/driver/shaders/dxil/dxil_bytecode_editor.cpp
index 9f9ad93be..56f1a68ab 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/shaders/dxil/dxil_bytecode_editor.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/driver/shaders/dxil/dxil_bytecode_editor.cpp
@@ -551,9 +551,9 @@ ProgramEditor::~ProgramEditor()
       SAFE_RELEASE(blob);
 
       if(err.empty())
-        RDCERR("DXIL validation failed but couldn't get error string");
+        RDCWARN("DXIL validation failed but couldn't get error string");
       else
-        RDCERR("DXIL validation failed: %s", err.c_str());
+        RDCWARN("DXIL validation failed: %s", err.c_str());
     }
     else
     {