diff --git a/sys/va/gstvautils.c b/sys/va/gstvautils.c
index 914e8a8301..24d5d08c93 100644
--- a/sys/va/gstvautils.c
+++ b/sys/va/gstvautils.c
@@ -252,6 +252,8 @@ gst_va_handle_context_query (GstElement * element, GstQuery * query,
   g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_QUERY (query), FALSE);
   g_return_val_if_fail (!display || GST_IS_VA_DISPLAY (display), FALSE);
 
+  _init_context_debug ();
+
   GST_CAT_LOG_OBJECT (GST_CAT_CONTEXT, element,
       "handle context query %" GST_PTR_FORMAT, query);
   gst_query_parse_context_type (query, &context_type);