diff --git a/lrzip.c b/lrzip.c
index b1d5a4b..675b937 100644
--- a/lrzip.c
+++ b/lrzip.c
@@ -204,11 +204,11 @@ void preserve_perms(rzip_control *control, int fd_in, int fd_out)
 	if (unlikely(fstat(fd_in, &st)))
 		fatal("Failed to fstat input file\n");
 	if (unlikely(fchmod(fd_out, (st.st_mode & 0666))))
-		print_err("Warning, unable to set permissions on %s\n", control->outfile);
+		print_verbose("Warning, unable to set permissions on %s\n", control->outfile);
 
 	/* chown fail is not fatal */
 	if (unlikely(fchown(fd_out, st.st_uid, st.st_gid)))
-		print_err("Warning, unable to set owner on %s\n", control->outfile);
+		print_verbose("Warning, unable to set owner on %s\n", control->outfile);
 }
 
 /* Open a temporary outputfile to emulate stdout */