diff --git a/storage/innobase/log/log0recv.cc b/storage/innobase/log/log0recv.cc
index 42b8e4dee88..fa9ec8e642f 100644
--- a/storage/innobase/log/log0recv.cc
+++ b/storage/innobase/log/log0recv.cc
@@ -967,7 +967,8 @@ fail:
 			DBUG_EXECUTE_IF("log_checksum_mismatch", { cksum = crc + 1; });
 
 			if (crc != cksum) {
-				ib::error() << "Invalid log block checksum."
+				ib::error_or_warn(srv_operation == SRV_OPERATION_BACKUP)
+					    << "Invalid log block checksum."
 					    << " block: " << block_number
 					    << " checkpoint no: "
 					    << log_block_get_checkpoint_no(buf)