diff --git a/buildfile.go b/buildfile.go
index db1fdf9e72..64f04b3a3a 100644
--- a/buildfile.go
+++ b/buildfile.go
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ func (b *buildFile) addContext(container *Container, orig, dest string) error {
 		}
 		// First try to unpack the source as an archive
 	} else if err := UntarPath(origPath, destPath); err != nil {
-		utils.Errorf("Couldn't untar %s to %s: %s", origPath, destPath, err)
+		utils.Debugf("Couldn't untar %s to %s: %s", origPath, destPath, err)
 		// If that fails, just copy it as a regular file
 		if err := os.MkdirAll(path.Dir(destPath), 0755); err != nil {
 			return err