diff --git a/pkg/kv/kvserver/store_raft.go b/pkg/kv/kvserver/store_raft.go
index 95215b88bd4b..5bb8d6fd7642 100644
--- a/pkg/kv/kvserver/store_raft.go
+++ b/pkg/kv/kvserver/store_raft.go
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ func (s *Store) processReady(rangeID roachpb.RangeID) {
 	// processing time means we'll have starved local replicas of ticks and
 	// remote replicas will likely start campaigning.
 	if elapsed >= defaultReplicaRaftMuWarnThreshold {
-		log.Warningf(ctx, "handle raft ready: %.1fs [applied=%d, batches=%d, state_assertions=%d]",
+		log.Infof(ctx, "handle raft ready: %.1fs [applied=%d, batches=%d, state_assertions=%d]; node might be overloaded",
 			elapsed.Seconds(), stats.entriesProcessed, stats.batchesProcessed, stats.stateAssertions)
 	}
 }