diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/pids.c b/tools/bpf/bpftool/pids.c
index c0d23ce4a6f4..e3b116325403 100644
--- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/pids.c
+++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/pids.c
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 
 int build_obj_refs_table(struct obj_refs_table *table, enum bpf_obj_type type)
 {
-	p_err("bpftool built without PID iterator support");
 	return -ENOTSUP;
 }
 void delete_obj_refs_table(struct obj_refs_table *table) {}