diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/CoreModules/RCTStatusBarManager.mm b/packages/react-native/React/CoreModules/RCTStatusBarManager.mm
index b3e2c7e16db6..d81528189014 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/React/CoreModules/RCTStatusBarManager.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/React/CoreModules/RCTStatusBarManager.mm
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ - (void)applicationWillChangeStatusBarFrame:(NSNotification *)notification
   dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
     UIStatusBarStyle statusBarStyle = [RCTConvert UIStatusBarStyle:style];
     if (RCTViewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance()) {
-      RCTLogError(@"RCTStatusBarManager module requires that the \
-                UIViewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance key in the Info.plist is set to NO");
+      RCTLogWarn(@"RCTStatusBarManager is a no-op when \
+                UIViewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance is YES; set the status bar from your view controller instead");
     } else {
 #pragma clang diagnostic push
 #pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-declarations"
@@ -164,8 +164,8 @@ - (void)applicationWillChangeStatusBarFrame:(NSNotification *)notification
   dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
     UIStatusBarAnimation animation = [RCTConvert UIStatusBarAnimation:withAnimation];
     if (RCTViewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance()) {
-      RCTLogError(@"RCTStatusBarManager module requires that the \
-                UIViewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance key in the Info.plist is set to NO");
+      RCTLogWarn(@"RCTStatusBarManager is a no-op when \
+                UIViewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance is YES; set the status bar from your view controller instead");
     } else {
 #pragma clang diagnostic push
 #pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-declarations"