diff --git a/gst/gstparse.c b/gst/gstparse.c
index 292b1b7112..67e823a1a8 100644
--- a/gst/gstparse.c
+++ b/gst/gstparse.c
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ gst_parse_launch_cmdline(int argc,char *argv[],GstBin *parent,gst_parse_priv *pr
         }
       }
 
-      if (!sinkpads) GST_DEBUG(0,"can't find a sink pad for %s\n", gst_element_get_name (previous));
+      if (!sinkpads) GST_DEBUG(0,"can't find a sink pad for element\n");
       else GST_DEBUG(0,"have sink pad %s:%s\n",GST_DEBUG_PAD_NAME(GST_PARSE_LISTPAD(sinkpads)));
 
       if (!srcpads && sinkpads && previous) {