diff --git a/app/pktgen.c b/app/pktgen.c
index 93df837..d2f7669 100644
--- a/app/pktgen.c
+++ b/app/pktgen.c
@@ -1251,7 +1251,7 @@ pktgen_main_rxtx_loop(uint8_t lid)
 		int dev_sock = rte_eth_dev_socket_id(pid);
 
 		if (dev_sock != SOCKET_ID_ANY && dev_sock != (int)rte_socket_id())
-			rte_panic("*** port %u on socket ID %u has different socket ID on lcore %u socket ID %d\n",
+			pktgen_log_warning("*** port %u on socket ID %u has different socket ID on lcore %u socket ID %d\n",
 					pid, rte_eth_dev_socket_id(pid),
 					rte_lcore_id(), rte_socket_id());
 	}
@@ -1343,7 +1343,7 @@ pktgen_main_tx_loop(uint8_t lid)
 		int dev_sock = rte_eth_dev_socket_id(pid);
 
 		if (dev_sock != SOCKET_ID_ANY && dev_sock != (int)rte_socket_id())
-			rte_panic("*** port %u on socket ID %u has different socket ID for lcore %u on socket ID %d\n",
+			pktgen_log_warning("*** port %u on socket ID %u has different socket ID for lcore %u on socket ID %d\n",
 					pid, rte_eth_dev_socket_id(pid),
 					rte_lcore_id(), rte_socket_id());
 	}
@@ -1426,7 +1426,7 @@ pktgen_main_rx_loop(uint8_t lid)
 		int dev_sock = rte_eth_dev_socket_id(pid);
 
 		if (dev_sock != SOCKET_ID_ANY && dev_sock != (int)rte_socket_id())
-			rte_panic("*** port %u on socket ID %u has different socket ID for lcore %u socket ID %d\n",
+			pktgen_log_warning("*** port %u on socket ID %u has different socket ID for lcore %u socket ID %d\n",
 					pid, rte_eth_dev_socket_id(pid),
 					rte_lcore_id(), rte_socket_id());
 	}