diff --git a/unsloth/import_fixes.py b/unsloth/import_fixes.py
index ffbc24362f..5afd6f4b37 100644
--- a/unsloth/import_fixes.py
+++ b/unsloth/import_fixes.py
@@ -152,10 +152,12 @@ if not UNSLOTH_ENABLE_LOGGING:
     sys.stderr.add_filter("CUTE_INVALID_CONTROL_PATH")
     # CUTLASS TMA-related errors when not targeting correct architecture
     sys.stderr.add_filter("Trying to use tma without CUTE_ARCH_TMA")
-    # Skipping import of cpp extensions due to incompatible torch version 2.9.0+cu128 for torchao version 0.15.0
-    logging.getLogger("torchao").setLevel(logging.ERROR)
-    # Also filter torchao print to stderr about cpp extensions
-    sys.stderr.add_filter("Skipping import of cpp extensions")
+    # torchao logs a cosmetic "Skipping import of cpp extensions" WARNING on torch < 2.11. The
+    # bnb-4bit / Unsloth paths don't use torchao's cpp kernels, so drop only that record rather
+    # than raising the whole torchao logger to ERROR.
+    logging.getLogger("torchao").addFilter(
+        HideLoggingMessage("Skipping import of cpp extensions due to incompatible torch version")
+    )
     # SyntaxWarning: invalid escape sequence '\.'
     warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", message = "invalid escape sequence", category = SyntaxWarning)
     # PYTORCH_CUDA_ALLOC_CONF is deprecated warning from torch