diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xact.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xact.c
index 49def6abbb..e787ae7545 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xact.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xact.c
@@ -3397,7 +3397,7 @@ UserAbortTransactionBlock(void)
 
 			/*
 			 * The user issued ABORT when not inside a transaction. Issue a
-			 * WARNING and go to abort state.  The upcoming call to
+			 * NOTICE and go to abort state.  The upcoming call to
 			 * CommitTransactionCommand() will then put us back into the
 			 * default state.
 			 */