diff --git a/ext/gsettings/gstgsettingsaudiosrc.c b/ext/gsettings/gstgsettingsaudiosrc.c
index 1eef412e31..844c8eba44 100644
--- a/ext/gsettings/gstgsettingsaudiosrc.c
+++ b/ext/gsettings/gstgsettingsaudiosrc.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ gst_gsettings_audio_src_change_child (GstGSettingsAudioSrc * src)
   if (new_string) {
     new_kid = gst_parse_bin_from_description (new_string, TRUE, &err);
     if (err) {
-      GST_ERROR_OBJECT ("error creating bin '%s': %s", new_string,
+      GST_ERROR_OBJECT (src, "error creating bin '%s': %s", new_string,
           err->message);
       g_error_free (err);
     }
diff --git a/ext/gsettings/gstgsettingsvideosink.c b/ext/gsettings/gstgsettingsvideosink.c
index f862d1b14e..2444c7c5d5 100644
--- a/ext/gsettings/gstgsettingsvideosink.c
+++ b/ext/gsettings/gstgsettingsvideosink.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ gst_gsettings_video_sink_change_child (GstGSettingsVideoSink * sink)
   if (new_string) {
     new_kid = gst_parse_bin_from_description (new_string, TRUE, &err);
     if (err) {
-      GST_ERROR_OBJECT ("error creating bin '%s': %s", new_string,
+      GST_ERROR_OBJECT (sink, "error creating bin '%s': %s", new_string,
           err->message);
       g_error_free (err);
     }
diff --git a/ext/gsettings/gstgsettingsvideosrc.c b/ext/gsettings/gstgsettingsvideosrc.c
index 7eeaabe731..42ee5fef53 100644
--- a/ext/gsettings/gstgsettingsvideosrc.c
+++ b/ext/gsettings/gstgsettingsvideosrc.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ gst_gsettings_video_src_change_child (GstGSettingsVideoSrc * src)
   if (new_string) {
     new_kid = gst_parse_bin_from_description (new_string, TRUE, &err);
     if (err) {
-      GST_ERROR_OBJECT ("error creating bin '%s': %s", new_string,
+      GST_ERROR_OBJECT (src, "error creating bin '%s': %s", new_string,
           err->message);
       g_error_free (err);
     }