diff --git a/airflow/utils/dag_processing.py b/airflow/utils/dag_processing.py
index dc3f60be5c2504..b904791f2a502a 100644
--- a/airflow/utils/dag_processing.py
+++ b/airflow/utils/dag_processing.py
@@ -1327,7 +1327,7 @@ def _kill_timed_out_processors(self):
         for file_path, processor in self._processors.items():
             duration = now - processor.start_time
             if duration > self._processor_timeout:
-                self.log.info(
+                self.log.error(
                     "Processor for %s with PID %s started at %s has timed out, "
                     "killing it.",
                     processor.file_path, processor.pid, processor.start_time.isoformat())