diff --git a/subprojects/gstreamer/gst/gstvalue.c b/subprojects/gstreamer/gst/gstvalue.c
index 543f8d31b7..f475a4e403 100644
--- a/subprojects/gstreamer/gst/gstvalue.c
+++ b/subprojects/gstreamer/gst/gstvalue.c
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ _priv_gst_value_serialize_any_list (const GValue * value, const gchar * begin,
         g_string_append_len (s, ", ", 2);
       }
     } else {
-      GST_WARNING ("Could not serialize list/array value of type '%s'",
+      g_critical ("Could not serialize list/array value of type '%s'",
           G_VALUE_TYPE_NAME (v));
     }
   }
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ _gst_value_serialize_g_value_array (const GValue * value, const gchar * begin,
         g_string_append_len (s, ", ", 2);
       }
     } else {
-      GST_WARNING ("Could not serialize list/array value of type '%s'",
+      g_critical ("Could not serialize list/array value of type '%s'",
           G_VALUE_TYPE_NAME (v));
     }
   }