diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt
index dee2d9dba0f..ea49e6fe571 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt
@@ -315,6 +315,8 @@ Release 2.0.3-alpha - Unreleased
     HADOOP-8756. Fix SEGV when libsnappy is in java.library.path but
     not LD_LIBRARY_PATH. (Colin Patrick McCabe via eli)
 
+    HADOOP-8881. FileBasedKeyStoresFactory initialization logging should be debug not info. (tucu)
+
 Release 2.0.2-alpha - 2012-09-07 
 
   INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES
diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/security/ssl/FileBasedKeyStoresFactory.java b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/security/ssl/FileBasedKeyStoresFactory.java
index 4c17f9fd25d..9560caf7ed2 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/security/ssl/FileBasedKeyStoresFactory.java
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/security/ssl/FileBasedKeyStoresFactory.java
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ public class FileBasedKeyStoresFactory implements KeyStoresFactory {
       } finally {
         is.close();
       }
-      LOG.info(mode.toString() + " Loaded KeyStore: " + keystoreLocation);
+      LOG.debug(mode.toString() + " Loaded KeyStore: " + keystoreLocation);
     } else {
       keystore.load(null, null);
     }
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ public class FileBasedKeyStoresFactory implements KeyStoresFactory {
                                                  truststorePassword,
                                                  truststoreReloadInterval);
     trustManager.init();
-    LOG.info(mode.toString() + " Loaded TrustStore: " + truststoreLocation);
+    LOG.debug(mode.toString() + " Loaded TrustStore: " + truststoreLocation);
 
     trustManagers = new TrustManager[]{trustManager};
   }