diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabasedec.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabasedec.c
index 4f3c7c1150..1d3618f1d9 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabasedec.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabasedec.c
@@ -748,7 +748,8 @@ gst_va_base_dec_class_init (GstVaBaseDecClass * klass, GstVaCodecs codec,
 
   g_object_class_install_property (object_class, GST_VA_DEC_PROP_DEVICE_PATH,
       g_param_spec_string ("device-path", "Device Path",
-          "DRM device path", NULL, G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+          GST_VA_DEVICE_PATH_PROP_DESC, NULL,
+          G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 }
 
 /* XXX: if chroma has not an available format, the first format is
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabaseenc.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabaseenc.c
index 06ee8dbbb4..8f85495dc0 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabaseenc.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabaseenc.c
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@ gst_va_base_enc_class_init (GstVaBaseEncClass * klass)
    * It shows the DRM device path used for the VA operation, if any.
    */
   properties[PROP_DEVICE_PATH] = g_param_spec_string ("device-path",
-      "Device Path", "DRM device path", NULL,
+      "Device Path", GST_VA_DEVICE_PATH_PROP_DESC, NULL,
       G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
 
   g_object_class_install_properties (gobject_class, N_PROPERTIES, properties);
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabasetransform.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabasetransform.c
index 4379bf5a1c..ad7388acbc 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabasetransform.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvabasetransform.c
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ gst_va_base_transform_class_init (GstVaBaseTransformClass * klass)
    * Since: 1.22
    */
   properties[PROP_DEVICE_PATH] = g_param_spec_string ("device-path",
-      "Device Path", "DRM device path", NULL,
+      "Device Path", GST_VA_DEVICE_PATH_PROP_DESC, NULL,
       G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
 
   g_object_class_install_properties (gobject_class, N_PROPERTIES, properties);
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvacompositor.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvacompositor.c
index f54267eb08..4cc7ebd1d7 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvacompositor.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvacompositor.c
@@ -1407,7 +1407,7 @@ gst_va_compositor_class_init (gpointer g_class, gpointer class_data)
    * It shows the DRM device path used for the VA operation, if any.
    */
   properties[PROP_DEVICE_PATH] = g_param_spec_string ("device-path",
-      "Device Path", "DRM device path", NULL,
+      "Device Path", GST_VA_DEVICE_PATH_PROP_DESC, NULL,
       G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
 
   /**
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvapluginutils.h b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvapluginutils.h
index 5852d77041..58f6ad314c 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvapluginutils.h
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/gstvapluginutils.h
@@ -27,8 +27,10 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
 #ifdef G_OS_WIN32
 #define GST_IS_VA_DISPLAY_PLATFORM(dpy) GST_IS_VA_DISPLAY_WIN32(dpy)
+#define GST_VA_DEVICE_PATH_PROP_DESC "DXGI Adapter LUID"
 #else
 #define GST_IS_VA_DISPLAY_PLATFORM(dpy) GST_IS_VA_DISPLAY_DRM(dpy)
+#define GST_VA_DEVICE_PATH_PROP_DESC "DRM device path"
 #endif
 
 GstVaDisplay * gst_va_display_platform_new (const gchar * path);