diff --git a/src/pip/_internal/locations/__init__.py b/src/pip/_internal/locations/__init__.py
index 3acb51bc454..929c273bd61 100644
--- a/src/pip/_internal/locations/__init__.py
+++ b/src/pip/_internal/locations/__init__.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def _warn_if_mismatch(old: pathlib.Path, new: pathlib.Path, *, key: str) -> bool
         "\ndistutils: %s"
         "\nsysconfig: %s"
     )
-    logger.debug(message, key, issue_url, old, new)
+    logger.warning(message, key, issue_url, old, new)
     return True