diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiimoteReal/IONix.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiimoteReal/IONix.cpp
index 67dd785a99..d287121385 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiimoteReal/IONix.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiimoteReal/IONix.cpp
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ bool WiimoteLinux::ConnectInternal()
 	if ((m_cmd_sock = socket(AF_BLUETOOTH, SOCK_SEQPACKET, BTPROTO_L2CAP)) == -1 ||
 	                  connect(m_cmd_sock, (sockaddr*)&addr, sizeof(addr)) < 0)
 	{
-		DEBUG_LOG(WIIMOTE, "Unable to open output socket to wiimote: %s", strerror(errno));
+		WARN_LOG(WIIMOTE, "Unable to open output socket to wiimote: %s", strerror(errno));
 		close(m_cmd_sock);
 		m_cmd_sock = -1;
 		return false;
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ bool WiimoteLinux::ConnectInternal()
 	if ((m_int_sock = socket(AF_BLUETOOTH, SOCK_SEQPACKET, BTPROTO_L2CAP)) == -1 ||
 	                  connect(m_int_sock, (sockaddr*)&addr, sizeof(addr)) < 0)
 	{
-		DEBUG_LOG(WIIMOTE, "Unable to open input socket from wiimote: %s", strerror(errno));
+		WARN_LOG(WIIMOTE, "Unable to open input socket from wiimote: %s", strerror(errno));
 		close(m_int_sock);
 		close(m_cmd_sock);
 		m_int_sock = m_cmd_sock = -1;