diff --git a/iiod/dns-sd.c b/iiod/dns-sd.c
index 37fd2a746..724f33cf2 100644
--- a/iiod/dns-sd.c
+++ b/iiod/dns-sd.c
@@ -256,7 +256,6 @@ static void start_avahi_thd(struct thread_pool *pool, void *d)
 
 	while(true) {
 		ret = gethostname(host, sizeof(host));
-		IIO_ERROR("host %s\n", host);
 		if (ret || !strcmp(host, "none"))
 			goto again;