diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiToolbar.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiToolbar.cpp
index 79e669fa4a..73ff2a16c3 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiToolbar.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiToolbar.cpp
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ void GuiToolbar::restoreSession()
 		settings.value(sessionKey() + "/visibility", error_val).toInt();
 	if (visibility == error_val || visibility == 0) {
 		// This should not happen, but in case we use the defaults
-		LYXERR0("Session settings could not be found!. "
+		LYXERR(Debug::GUI, "Session settings could not be found!. "
 			"Defaults are used instead");
 		visibility = 
 			guiApp->toolbars().defaultVisibility(fromqstr(objectName()));
diff --git a/status.20x b/status.20x
index 0b0878db3c..d4414dcd02 100644
--- a/status.20x
+++ b/status.20x
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ What's new
 - Fix problem with configure.py when the user profile path on Windows
   contains non-ascii characters (bug 8254).
 
+- remove annoying startup debug message.
 
 * DOCUMENTATION AND LOCALIZATION