diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index f9632c86d90..73f0d5f37a6 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ PHP                                                                        NEWS
 - FPM:
   . Fixed zlog message prepend, free on incorrect address. (Heiko Weber)
   . Fixed possible double free on configuration loading failure. (Heiko Weber).
+  . Fixed on fpm scoreboard occasional warning on acquisition failure.
+    (Felix Wiedemann)
 
 - GD:
   . Fixed bug GH-8848 (imagecopyresized() error refers to the wrong argument).
diff --git a/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_request.c b/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_request.c
index 4f51824138d..47ebe8e16a5 100644
--- a/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_request.c
+++ b/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_request.c
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ void fpm_request_check_timed_out(struct fpm_child_s *child, struct timeval *now,
 
 	proc_p = fpm_scoreboard_proc_acquire(child->wp->scoreboard, child->scoreboard_i, 1);
 	if (!proc_p) {
-		zlog(ZLOG_WARNING, "failed to acquire scoreboard");
+		zlog(ZLOG_NOTICE, "failed to acquire scoreboard");
 		return;
 	}