diff -up mesa-20080814/src/mesa/drivers/dri/intel/intel_context.c.intel-nowarn mesa-20080814/src/mesa/drivers/dri/intel/intel_context.c
--- mesa-20080814/src/mesa/drivers/dri/intel/intel_context.c.intel-nowarn	2008-08-14 02:28:38.000000000 +1000
+++ mesa-20080814/src/mesa/drivers/dri/intel/intel_context.c	2008-08-14 16:25:23.000000000 +1000
@@ -506,9 +506,6 @@ intel_init_bufmgr(struct intel_context *
    if (intel->bufmgr == NULL) {
       if (gem_disable) {
 	 fprintf(stderr, "GEM disabled.  Using classic.\n");
-      } else {
-	 fprintf(stderr, "Failed to initialize GEM.  "
-		 "Falling back to classic.\n");
       }
 
       if (intelScreen->tex.size == 0) {