diff --git a/src/emu/device.cpp b/src/emu/device.cpp
index 2bcac4fe92a..00f3645ca32 100644
--- a/src/emu/device.cpp
+++ b/src/emu/device.cpp
@@ -612,8 +612,9 @@ void device_t::start()
 	save_item(NAME(m_clock_scale));
 
 	// have the views register their state
-	logerror("Registering %d views\n", int(m_viewlist.size()));
-	for(memory_view *view : m_viewlist)
+	if (!m_viewlist.empty())
+		osd_printf_verbose("%s: Registering %d views\n", m_tag.c_str(), int(m_viewlist.size()));
+	for (memory_view *view : m_viewlist)
 		view->register_state();
 
 	// we're now officially started