diff --git a/gtk/a11y/gtkatspicontext.c b/gtk/a11y/gtkatspicontext.c
index b098377de5..4981ef269a 100644
--- a/gtk/a11y/gtkatspicontext.c
+++ b/gtk/a11y/gtkatspicontext.c
@@ -1631,7 +1631,7 @@ get_bus_address_dbus (GdkDisplay *display)
 
   if (error != NULL)
     {
-      GTK_DEBUG (A11Y, "Unable to acquire session bus: %s", error->message);
+      g_warning ("Unable to acquire session bus: %s", error->message);
       g_error_free (error);
       return NULL;
     }
@@ -1648,8 +1648,8 @@ get_bus_address_dbus (GdkDisplay *display)
                                   &error);
   if (error != NULL)
     {
-      GTK_DEBUG (A11Y, "Unable to acquire the address of the accessibility bus: %s",
-                       error->message);
+      g_warning ("Unable to acquire the address of the accessibility bus: %s",
+                 error->message);
       g_error_free (error);
     }