diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/d3d11/gstd3d11device.c b/gst-libs/gst/d3d11/gstd3d11device.c
index b6d0982bc7..b866287340 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/d3d11/gstd3d11device.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/d3d11/gstd3d11device.c
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ gst_d3d11_device_constructed (GObject * object)
       NULL, d3d11_flags, feature_levels, G_N_ELEMENTS (feature_levels),
       D3D11_SDK_VERSION, &priv->device, &selected_level, &priv->device_context);
 
-  if (!gst_d3d11_result (hr, NULL)) {
+  if (FAILED (hr)) {
     /* Retry if the system could not recognize D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_11_1 */
     hr = D3D11CreateDevice ((IDXGIAdapter *) adapter, D3D_DRIVER_TYPE_UNKNOWN,
         NULL, d3d11_flags, &feature_levels[1],
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ gst_d3d11_device_constructed (GObject * object)
         D3D11_SDK_VERSION, &priv->device, &selected_level,
         &priv->device_context);
 
-    if (!gst_d3d11_result (hr, NULL)) {
+    if (FAILED (hr)) {
       /* Retry if the system could not recognize D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_11_1 */
       hr = D3D11CreateDevice ((IDXGIAdapter *) adapter, D3D_DRIVER_TYPE_UNKNOWN,
           NULL, d3d11_flags, &feature_levels[1],
@@ -795,11 +795,12 @@ gst_d3d11_device_constructed (GObject * object)
     }
   }
 
-  if (gst_d3d11_result (hr, NULL)) {
+  if (SUCCEEDED (hr)) {
     GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (self, "Selected feature level 0x%x", selected_level);
   } else {
-    GST_WARNING_OBJECT (self,
-        "cannot create d3d11 device, hr: 0x%x", (guint) hr);
+    GST_INFO_OBJECT (self,
+        "cannot create d3d11 device for adapter index %d with flags 0x%x, "
+        "hr: 0x%x", priv->adapter, d3d11_flags, (guint) hr);
     goto error;
   }
 
diff --git a/sys/d3d11/gstd3d11decoder.cpp b/sys/d3d11/gstd3d11decoder.cpp
index 7706f73347..33493fd265 100644
--- a/sys/d3d11/gstd3d11decoder.cpp
+++ b/sys/d3d11/gstd3d11decoder.cpp
@@ -528,6 +528,30 @@ error:
   return FALSE;
 }
 
+static const gchar *
+gst_d3d11_codec_to_string (GstD3D11Codec codec)
+{
+  switch (codec) {
+    case GST_D3D11_CODEC_NONE:
+      return "none";
+    case GST_D3D11_CODEC_H264:
+      return "H.264";
+    case GST_D3D11_CODEC_VP9:
+      return "VP9";
+    case GST_D3D11_CODEC_H265:
+      return "H.265";
+    case GST_D3D11_CODEC_VP8:
+      return "VP8";
+    case GST_D3D11_CODEC_MPEG2:
+      return "MPEG2";
+    default:
+      g_assert_not_reached ();
+      break;
+  }
+
+  return "Unknown";
+}
+
 gboolean
 gst_d3d11_decoder_get_supported_decoder_profile (GstD3D11Decoder * decoder,
     GstD3D11Codec codec, GstVideoFormat format, const GUID ** selected_profile)
@@ -647,7 +671,8 @@ gst_d3d11_decoder_get_supported_decoder_profile (GstD3D11Decoder * decoder,
   }
 
   if (!profile) {
-    GST_WARNING_OBJECT (decoder, "No supported decoder profile");
+    GST_INFO_OBJECT (decoder, "No supported decoder profile for %s codec",
+        gst_d3d11_codec_to_string (codec));
     return FALSE;
   }