--- a/meta/classes/package.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/package.bbclass
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ python populate_packages () {
                                unshipped.append(path)
 
        if unshipped != []:
-               bb.note("the following files were installed but not shipped in any package:")
+               bb.warn("the following files were installed but not shipped in any package:")
                for f in unshipped:
                        bb.note("  " + f)