diff --git a/components/esp_psram/device/esp_psram_impl_ap_hex.c b/components/esp_psram/device/esp_psram_impl_ap_hex.c
index b544b325321..5f4e5566cfb 100644
--- a/components/esp_psram/device/esp_psram_impl_ap_hex.c
+++ b/components/esp_psram/device/esp_psram_impl_ap_hex.c
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ esp_err_t esp_psram_impl_enable(void)
     s_init_psram_mode_reg(PSRAM_CTRLR_LL_MSPI_ID_3, &mode_reg);
 
     if (s_check_psram_connected(PSRAM_CTRLR_LL_MSPI_ID_3) != ESP_OK) {
-        ESP_EARLY_LOGE(TAG, "PSRAM chip is not connected");
+        PSRAM_LOG_NOTFOUND(TAG, "PSRAM chip is not connected");
         return ESP_ERR_NOT_SUPPORTED;
     }
 
diff --git a/components/esp_psram/device/esp_psram_impl_ap_quad.c b/components/esp_psram/device/esp_psram_impl_ap_quad.c
index 8a84e470fb3..c12d2481d55 100644
--- a/components/esp_psram/device/esp_psram_impl_ap_quad.c
+++ b/components/esp_psram/device/esp_psram_impl_ap_quad.c
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ esp_err_t esp_psram_impl_enable(void)
     psram_disable_qio_mode(PSRAM_CTRLR_LL_MSPI_ID_1);
 
     if (s_check_psram_connected(PSRAM_CTRLR_LL_MSPI_ID_1) != ESP_OK) {
-        ESP_EARLY_LOGE(TAG, "PSRAM chip is not connected, or wrong PSRAM line mode");
+        PSRAM_LOG_NOTFOUND(TAG, "PSRAM chip is not connected, or wrong PSRAM line mode");
         return ESP_ERR_NOT_SUPPORTED;
     }
 
diff --git a/components/esp_psram/device/include/esp_private/esp_psram_impl.h b/components/esp_psram/device/include/esp_private/esp_psram_impl.h
index 92149a241b5..d2563174c04 100644
--- a/components/esp_psram/device/include/esp_private/esp_psram_impl.h
+++ b/components/esp_psram/device/include/esp_private/esp_psram_impl.h
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@ extern "C" {
 #define PSRAM_HALFSLEEP_RESUME_CODE_ATTR
 #endif
 
+// Downgrade "PSRAM not found" errors to warning if ignoring missing SPIRAM
+#if CONFIG_SPIRAM_IGNORE_NOTFOUND
+#define PSRAM_LOG_NOTFOUND ESP_EARLY_LOGW
+#else
+#define PSRAM_LOG_NOTFOUND ESP_EARLY_LOGE
+#endif
+
 /**
  * @brief To get the physical psram size in bytes.
  *
diff --git a/components/esp_psram/esp32/esp_psram_impl_quad.c b/components/esp_psram/esp32/esp_psram_impl_quad.c
index 8f002872034..ccb1f9a3d65 100644
--- a/components/esp_psram/esp32/esp_psram_impl_quad.c
+++ b/components/esp_psram/esp32/esp_psram_impl_quad.c
@@ -988,7 +988,7 @@ esp_err_t IRAM_ATTR esp_psram_impl_enable(void)   //psram init
          */
         psram_read_id(spi_num, &s_psram_id);
         if (!PSRAM_IS_VALID(s_psram_id)) {
-            ESP_EARLY_LOGE(TAG, "PSRAM ID read error: 0x%08" PRIx32 ", PSRAM chip not found or not supported", (uint32_t)s_psram_id);
+            PSRAM_LOG_NOTFOUND(TAG, "PSRAM ID read error: 0x%08" PRIx32 ", PSRAM chip not found or not supported", (uint32_t)s_psram_id);
             return ESP_ERR_NOT_SUPPORTED;
         }
     }
diff --git a/components/esp_psram/esp32s3/esp_psram_impl_octal.c b/components/esp_psram/esp32s3/esp_psram_impl_octal.c
index a6b42fbd875..b80bdb8b802 100644
--- a/components/esp_psram/esp32s3/esp_psram_impl_octal.c
+++ b/components/esp_psram/esp32s3/esp_psram_impl_octal.c
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ esp_err_t esp_psram_impl_enable(void)
     s_init_psram_mode_reg(1, &mode_reg);
 
     if (s_check_psram_connected(1) != ESP_OK) {
-        ESP_EARLY_LOGE(TAG, "PSRAM chip is not connected, or wrong PSRAM line mode");
+        PSRAM_LOG_NOTFOUND(TAG, "PSRAM chip is not connected, or wrong PSRAM line mode");
         return ESP_ERR_NOT_SUPPORTED;
     }
 
diff --git a/components/esp_psram/system_layer/esp_psram.c b/components/esp_psram/system_layer/esp_psram.c
index 7c34e6aea44..f7a09c42814 100644
--- a/components/esp_psram/system_layer/esp_psram.c
+++ b/components/esp_psram/system_layer/esp_psram.c
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ static esp_err_t s_psram_chip_init(void)
     ret = esp_psram_impl_enable();
     if (ret != ESP_OK) {
 #if CONFIG_SPIRAM_IGNORE_NOTFOUND
-        ESP_EARLY_LOGE(TAG, "PSRAM enabled but initialization failed. Bailing out.");
+        ESP_EARLY_LOGW(TAG, "PSRAM enabled but initialization failed. Bailing out.");
 #endif
         return ret;
     }
diff --git a/components/esp_system/port/cpu_start.c b/components/esp_system/port/cpu_start.c
index f4fd9e92cfe..6078ede895e 100644
--- a/components/esp_system/port/cpu_start.c
+++ b/components/esp_system/port/cpu_start.c
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ MSPI_INIT_ATTR void mspi_init(void)
 #if CONFIG_SPIRAM_BOOT_HW_INIT
     if (esp_psram_chip_init() != ESP_OK) {
 #if CONFIG_SPIRAM_IGNORE_NOTFOUND
-        ESP_DRAM_LOGE(TAG, "Failed to init external RAM; continuing without it.");
+        ESP_DRAM_LOGW(TAG, "Failed to init external RAM; continuing without it.");
 #else
         ESP_DRAM_LOGE(TAG, "Failed to init external RAM!");
         abort();