diff --git a/pkg/kv/kvserver/store_rebalancer.go b/pkg/kv/kvserver/store_rebalancer.go
index 40df2c22354d..4a233a8762a7 100644
--- a/pkg/kv/kvserver/store_rebalancer.go
+++ b/pkg/kv/kvserver/store_rebalancer.go
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ func (sr *StoreRebalancer) rebalanceStore(
 	// cluster-level overfull threshold of QPS.
 	qpsMaxThreshold := overfullQPSThreshold(options, allStoresList.candidateQueriesPerSecond.mean)
 	if !(localDesc.Capacity.QueriesPerSecond > qpsMaxThreshold) {
-		log.Infof(ctx, "local QPS %.2f is below max threshold %.2f (mean=%.2f); no rebalancing needed",
+		log.VEventf(ctx, 1, "local QPS %.2f is below max threshold %.2f (mean=%.2f); no rebalancing needed",
 			localDesc.Capacity.QueriesPerSecond, qpsMaxThreshold, allStoresList.candidateQueriesPerSecond.mean)
 		return
 	}