diff --git a/hw/dma/pl080.c b/hw/dma/pl080.c
index 4a90c7bb27..f9f1e3e931 100644
--- a/hw/dma/pl080.c
+++ b/hw/dma/pl080.c
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #include "qemu/log.h"
 #include "qemu/module.h"
 #include "hw/dma/pl080.h"
-#include "hw/core/hw-error.h"
 #include "hw/core/irq.h"
 #include "hw/core/qdev-properties.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
@@ -132,8 +131,9 @@ again:
                 continue;
             flow = (ch->conf >> 11) & 7;
             if (flow >= 4) {
-                hw_error(
-                    "pl080_run: Peripheral flow control not implemented\n");
+                qemu_log_mask(LOG_UNIMP,
+                              "pl080_run: Peripheral flow control not implemented\n");
+                continue;
             }
             src_id = (ch->conf >> 1) & 0x1f;
             dest_id = (ch->conf >> 6) & 0x1f;