diff --git a/.changeset/wet-drinks-call.md b/.changeset/wet-drinks-call.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8b88506d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/wet-drinks-call.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte': patch
+---
+
+Update log level for HMR updates where the output is functionally equivalent to the previous version to "debug"
diff --git a/packages/vite-plugin-svelte/src/handle-hot-update.js b/packages/vite-plugin-svelte/src/handle-hot-update.js
index 46b9cf1cc..f54fc4321 100644
--- a/packages/vite-plugin-svelte/src/handle-hot-update.js
+++ b/packages/vite-plugin-svelte/src/handle-hot-update.js
@@ -104,8 +104,10 @@ function jsChanged(prev, next, filename) {
 	}
 	const isLooseEqual = isCodeEqual(normalizeJsCode(prevJs), normalizeJsCode(nextJs));
 	if (!isStrictEqual && isLooseEqual) {
-		log.warn(
-			`ignoring compiler output js change for ${filename} as it is equal to previous output after normalization`
+		log.debug(
+			`ignoring compiler output js change for ${filename} as it is equal to previous output after normalization`,
+			undefined,
+			'hmr'
 		);
 	}
 	return !isLooseEqual;