diff --git a/subcmds/sync.py b/subcmds/sync.py
index a0cb9378f..523fac7df 100644
--- a/subcmds/sync.py
+++ b/subcmds/sync.py
@@ -923,12 +923,8 @@ later is required to fix a server side protocol bug.
             else:
                 if print_messages:
                     logger.warning(
-                        "%s: warning: Update of revisionId from superproject "
-                        "has failed, repo sync will not use superproject to "
-                        "fetch the source. Please resync with the "
-                        "--no-use-superproject option to avoid this repo "
-                        "warning.",
-                        m.path_prefix,
+                        "error: Update of revsionId from superproject "
+                        "has failed"
                     )
                 if update_result.fatal and opt.use_superproject is not None:
                     raise SuperprojectError()