diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/golang/scan_binary.go b/syft/pkg/cataloger/golang/scan_binary.go
index f14484d69..1afa32bea 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/golang/scan_binary.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/golang/scan_binary.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func scanFile(reader unionreader.UnionReader, filename string) ([]*debug.BuildIn
 	for _, r := range readers {
 		bi, err := getBuildInfo(r)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.WithFields("file", filename, "error", err).Warn("unable to read golang buildinfo")
+			log.WithFields("file", filename, "error", err).Trace("unable to read golang buildinfo")
 			continue
 		}
 		if bi == nil {