diff --git a/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2src.c b/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2src.c
index c0f362fa90..4c06aac41a 100644
--- a/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2src.c
+++ b/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2src.c
@@ -824,7 +824,8 @@ gst_v4l2src_fill (GstPushSrc * src, GstBuffer * buf)
   /* ERROR */
 error:
   {
-    GST_ERROR_OBJECT (src, "error processing buffer");
+    GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (src, "error processing buffer %d (%s)", ret,
+        gst_flow_get_name (ret));
     return ret;
   }
 }