diff --git a/src/Scenery/tilemgr.cxx b/src/Scenery/tilemgr.cxx
index 1b6196f7a..16104e612 100644
--- a/src/Scenery/tilemgr.cxx
+++ b/src/Scenery/tilemgr.cxx
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ void FGTileMgr::update_queues()
                 // get real serious and agressively free up some tiles so
                 // we don't explode our memory usage.
 
-                SG_LOG( SG_TERRAIN, SG_ALERT,
+                SG_LOG( SG_TERRAIN, SG_WARN,
                         "Warning: catching up on tile delete queue" );
             }