diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
index 65c5eb381b1..ec1dd24a5af 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
@@ -1821,7 +1821,7 @@ func (kl *Kubelet) syncLoop(updates <-chan kubetypes.PodUpdate, handler SyncHand
 	duration := base
 	for {
 		if err := kl.runtimeState.runtimeErrors(); err != nil {
-			klog.Infof("skipping pod synchronization - %v", err)
+			klog.Errorf("skipping pod synchronization - %v", err)
 			// exponential backoff
 			time.Sleep(duration)
 			duration = time.Duration(math.Min(float64(max), factor*float64(duration)))