diff --git a/cmdutils.c b/cmdutils.c
index 8f8bcfe9d2..dc32807b55 100644
--- a/cmdutils.c
+++ b/cmdutils.c
@@ -526,7 +526,6 @@ int opt_default(void *optctx, const char *opt, const char *arg)
 
     if (consumed)
         return 0;
-    av_log(NULL, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Unrecognized option '%s'\n", opt);
     return AVERROR_OPTION_NOT_FOUND;
 }