diff --git a/ext/gio/gstgiosink.c b/ext/gio/gstgiosink.c
index 1cbd73f34b..dba1d75f2b 100644
--- a/ext/gio/gstgiosink.c
+++ b/ext/gio/gstgiosink.c
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ gst_gio_sink_get_stream (GstGioBaseSink * bsink)
         GST_ELEMENT_ERROR (sink, RESOURCE, NOT_FOUND, (NULL),
             ("Could not open location %s for writing: %s", uri, err->message));
       else
-        GST_ELEMENT_ERROR (sink, RESOURCE, OPEN_READ, (NULL),
+        GST_ELEMENT_ERROR (sink, RESOURCE, OPEN_WRITE, (NULL),
             ("Could not open location %s for writing: %s", uri, err->message));
 
       g_clear_error (&err);