diff --git a/cve_bin_tool/validator.py b/cve_bin_tool/validator.py
index 87d3eeee71..f4d70dcab8 100644
--- a/cve_bin_tool/validator.py
+++ b/cve_bin_tool/validator.py
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2022 Anthony Harrison
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 
+import logging
 from pathlib import Path
 
-import xmlschema
-
 from cve_bin_tool.log import LOGGER
 
+# This downgrades a message during module loading.
+if True:  # Strange construction for pep8 compliance.
+    logging.getLogger("xmlschema").setLevel(logging.WARNING)
+    import xmlschema
+
 
 def _validate_xml(filename, xsd_file):