diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvadecoder.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvadecoder.c
index 1635bb79e8..a6a03c23d1 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvadecoder.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvadecoder.c
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ gst_va_decoder_set_frame_size_with_surfaces (GstVaDecoder * self,
       VA_PROGRESSIVE, render_targets, num_render_targets, &context);
 
   if (status != VA_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
-    GST_ERROR_OBJECT (self, "vaDestroyConfig: %s", vaErrorStr (status));
+    GST_ERROR_OBJECT (self, "vaCreateContext: %s", vaErrorStr (status));
     return FALSE;
   }
 
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvadisplay_priv.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvadisplay_priv.c
index 46904bfcd9..0afa8d2c04 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvadisplay_priv.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvadisplay_priv.c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ gst_va_display_has_vpp (GstVaDisplay * self)
 
   status = vaQueryConfigEntrypoints (dpy, VAProfileNone, entrypoints, &num);
   if (status != VA_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
-    GST_ERROR ("vaQueryImageFormats: %s", vaErrorStr (status));
+    GST_ERROR ("vaQueryConfigEntrypoints: %s", vaErrorStr (status));
     goto bail;
   }