diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/methods/mod.rs b/clippy_lints/src/methods/mod.rs
index e1f1df4eecba..6e1951f7fbae 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/methods/mod.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/methods/mod.rs
@@ -4036,7 +4036,7 @@ declare_clippy_lint! {
     /// ```
     #[clippy::version = "1.78.0"]
     pub MANUAL_C_STR_LITERALS,
-    pedantic,
+    complexity,
     r#"creating a `CStr` through functions when `c""` literals can be used"#
 }