diff --git a/hbase-backup/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/backup/impl/RestoreTablesClient.java b/hbase-backup/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/backup/impl/RestoreTablesClient.java
index 05685c8e091e..654fe343e27d 100644
--- a/hbase-backup/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/backup/impl/RestoreTablesClient.java
+++ b/hbase-backup/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/backup/impl/RestoreTablesClient.java
@@ -173,7 +173,8 @@ private void restoreImages(BackupImage[] images, TableName sTable, TableName tTa
     }
 
     if (dirList.isEmpty()) {
-      LOG.warn("Nothing has changed, so there is no need to restore '" + sTable + "'");
+      LOG.info("No incremental changes since full backup for '" + sTable
+        + "', skipping incremental restore step.");
       return;
     }