diff --git a/src/backends/reference/backend.cmake b/src/backends/reference/backend.cmake
index 01a4ee1..e8654d8 100644
--- a/src/backends/reference/backend.cmake
+++ b/src/backends/reference/backend.cmake
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@
     list(APPEND armnnLibraries armnnRefBackendWorkloads)
     list(APPEND armnnUnitTestLibraries armnnRefBackendUnitTests)
 else()
-    message("Reference backend is disabled")
+    message(STATUS "Reference backend is disabled")
 endif()