diff --git a/includes/file.inc b/includes/file.inc
index d512708eec999d2c064316fdb67a21dc20ac0bc3..a02d3cada591786b693b77e01d468ef16ef260c4 100644
--- a/includes/file.inc
+++ b/includes/file.inc
@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ function file_unmanaged_copy($source, $destination = NULL, $replace = FILE_EXIST
   file_ensure_htaccess();
   // Perform the copy operation.
   if (!@copy($source, $destination)) {
-    watchdog('file', 'The specified file %file could not be copied to %destination.', array('%file' => $source, '%destination' => $destination), WATCHDOG_ERR);
+    watchdog('file', 'The specified file %file could not be copied to %destination.', array('%file' => $source, '%destination' => $destination), WATCHDOG_ERROR);
     return FALSE;
   }