diff --git a/src/messaging/ExchangeMgr.cpp b/src/messaging/ExchangeMgr.cpp
index 1ffce3e3de0316..dddc9c6fd4ce8f 100644
--- a/src/messaging/ExchangeMgr.cpp
+++ b/src/messaging/ExchangeMgr.cpp
@@ -300,9 +300,17 @@ void ExchangeManager::OnMessageReceived(const PacketHeader & packetHeader, const
     // an ack to the peer.
     else if (!payloadHeader.NeedsAck())
     {
-        // Using same error message for all errors to reduce code size.
-        ChipLogError(ExchangeManager, "OnMessageReceived failed, err = %" CHIP_ERROR_FORMAT,
-                     CHIP_ERROR_UNSOLICITED_MSG_NO_ORIGINATOR.Format());
+        // We can easily get standalone acks here: any time we fail to get a
+        // timely ack for the last message in an exchange and retransmit it,
+        // then get acks for both the message and the retransmit, the second ack
+        // will end up in this block.  That's not really an error condition, so
+        // there is no need to log an error in that case.
+        if (!payloadHeader.HasMessageType(Protocols::SecureChannel::MsgType::StandaloneAck))
+        {
+            // Using same error message for all errors to reduce code size.
+            ChipLogError(ExchangeManager, "OnMessageReceived failed, err = %" CHIP_ERROR_FORMAT,
+                         CHIP_ERROR_UNSOLICITED_MSG_NO_ORIGINATOR.Format());
+        }
         return;
     }