diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 25451d0780..68d2dd14a7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ ecm_qt_declare_logging_category(kwin_XWAYLAND_SRCS
     CATEGORY_NAME
         kwin_xwl
     DEFAULT_SEVERITY
-        Critical
+        Warning
 )
 
 set(kwin_WAYLAND_SRCS