diff --git a/libsysutils/src/NetlinkListener.cpp b/libsysutils/src/NetlinkListener.cpp
index aad0394da..3dc2e4355 100644
--- a/libsysutils/src/NetlinkListener.cpp
+++ b/libsysutils/src/NetlinkListener.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,11 @@ bool NetlinkListener::onDataAvailable(SocketClient *cli)
     count = TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(uevent_kernel_recv(socket,
             mBuffer, sizeof(mBuffer), require_group, &uid));
     if (count < 0) {
+#ifdef __ANDROID_RECOVERY__
+        SLOGW("recvmsg failed (%s)", strerror(errno));
+#else
         SLOGE("recvmsg failed (%s)", strerror(errno));
+#endif
         return false;
     }