2 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 64d8052014f..314c653326b 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
         the connection.
         (gnutls_certificate_details): Put :signature-algorithm back again,
         which was removed by mistake.
+        (emacs_gnutls_handle_error): Fatal errors should be on level 1, so
+        that they are not messaged by default (bug#16253).
 
         * gnutls.c: Add Windows specs for gnutls_dh_get_prime_bits.
 
diff --git a/src/gnutls.c b/src/gnutls.c
index 9ddc8e1e201..16f2f6c8f96 100644
--- a/src/gnutls.c
+++ b/src/gnutls.c
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ emacs_gnutls_handle_error (gnutls_session_t session, int err)
   if (fn_gnutls_error_is_fatal (err))
     {
       ret = 0;
-      GNUTLS_LOG2 (0, max_log_level, "fatal error:", str);
+      GNUTLS_LOG2 (1, max_log_level, "fatal error:", str);
     }
   else
     {