diff --git a/extensions/arc/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/arc/deployment/StartupBuildSteps.java b/extensions/arc/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/arc/deployment/StartupBuildSteps.java
index 477eee7c6d506..53923c2136643 100644
--- a/extensions/arc/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/arc/deployment/StartupBuildSteps.java
+++ b/extensions/arc/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/arc/deployment/StartupBuildSteps.java
@@ -149,8 +149,12 @@ void registerStartupObservers(ObserverRegistrationPhaseBuildItem observerRegistr
                                 && !annotationStore.hasAnnotation(method, DotNames.PRODUCES)) {
                             startupMethods.add(method);
                         } else {
-                            LOG.warnf("Ignored an invalid @Startup method declared on %s: %s", method.declaringClass().name(),
-                                    method);
+                            if (!annotationStore.hasAnnotation(method, DotNames.PRODUCES)) {
+                                // Producer methods annotated with @Startup are valid and processed above
+                                LOG.warnf("Ignored an invalid @Startup method declared on %s: %s",
+                                        method.declaringClass().name(),
+                                        method);
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                 }