diff --git a/programs/fileio.c b/programs/fileio.c
index 81d343023..b0d95f63a 100644
--- a/programs/fileio.c
+++ b/programs/fileio.c
@@ -1096,15 +1096,15 @@ static void FIO_adjustParamsForPatchFromMode(FIO_prefs_t* const prefs,
     comprParams->windowLog = MAX(ZSTD_WINDOWLOG_MIN, MIN(ZSTD_WINDOWLOG_MAX, fileWindowLog));
     if (fileWindowLog > ZSTD_cycleLog(cParams.chainLog, cParams.strategy)) {
         if (!prefs->ldmFlag)
-            DISPLAYLEVEL(1, "long mode automatically triggered\n");
+            DISPLAYLEVEL(2, "long mode automatically triggered\n");
         FIO_setLdmFlag(prefs, 1);
     }
     if (cParams.strategy >= ZSTD_btopt) {
-        DISPLAYLEVEL(1, "[Optimal parser notes] Consider the following to improve patch size at the cost of speed:\n");
-        DISPLAYLEVEL(1, "- Use --single-thread mode in the zstd cli\n");
-        DISPLAYLEVEL(1, "- Set a larger targetLength (e.g. --zstd=targetLength=4096)\n");
-        DISPLAYLEVEL(1, "- Set a larger chainLog (e.g. --zstd=chainLog=%u)\n", ZSTD_CHAINLOG_MAX);
-        DISPLAYLEVEL(1, "Also consider playing around with searchLog and hashLog\n");
+        DISPLAYLEVEL(3, "[Optimal parser notes] Consider the following to improve patch size at the cost of speed:\n");
+        DISPLAYLEVEL(3, "- Use --single-thread mode in the zstd cli\n");
+        DISPLAYLEVEL(3, "- Set a larger targetLength (e.g. --zstd=targetLength=4096)\n");
+        DISPLAYLEVEL(3, "- Set a larger chainLog (e.g. --zstd=chainLog=%u)\n", ZSTD_CHAINLOG_MAX);
+        DISPLAYLEVEL(3, "Also consider playing around with searchLog and hashLog\n");
     }
 }