diff --git a/meta/lib/oe/package_manager.py b/meta/lib/oe/package_manager.py
index a907d6c7b9..1a2914fedc 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oe/package_manager.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oe/package_manager.py
@@ -1078,7 +1078,7 @@ class OpkgPM(OpkgDpkgPM):
             output = subprocess.check_output(cmd.split(), stderr=subprocess.STDOUT).decode("utf-8")
             bb.note(output)
         except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
-            (bb.fatal, bb.note)[attempt_only]("Unable to install packages. "
+            (bb.fatal, bb.warn)[attempt_only]("Unable to install packages. "
                                               "Command '%s' returned %d:\n%s" %
                                               (cmd, e.returncode, e.output.decode("utf-8")))
 
@@ -1377,7 +1377,7 @@ class DpkgPM(OpkgDpkgPM):
             bb.note("Installing the following packages: %s" % ' '.join(pkgs))
             subprocess.check_output(cmd.split(), stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
         except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
-            (bb.fatal, bb.note)[attempt_only]("Unable to install packages. "
+            (bb.fatal, bb.warn)[attempt_only]("Unable to install packages. "
                                               "Command '%s' returned %d:\n%s" %
                                               (cmd, e.returncode, e.output.decode("utf-8")))