diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/plugin.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/plugin.c
index d67fc26dfd..afcd65aa8d 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/plugin.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/plugin.c
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ plugin_register_encoders (GstPlugin * plugin, GstVaDevice * device,
         }
         break;
       default:
-        GST_DEBUG ("No decoder implementation for %" GST_FOURCC_FORMAT,
+        GST_DEBUG ("No encoder implementation for %" GST_FOURCC_FORMAT,
             GST_FOURCC_ARGS (codec));
         break;
     }