diff --git a/libs/gst/base/gstbasesrc.c b/libs/gst/base/gstbasesrc.c
index b752ccb1d8..310fb6f0c0 100644
--- a/libs/gst/base/gstbasesrc.c
+++ b/libs/gst/base/gstbasesrc.c
@@ -1313,7 +1313,7 @@ no_function:
   }
 alloc_failed:
   {
-    GST_ERROR_OBJECT (src, "Failed to allocate %u bytes", size);
+    GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (src, "Failed to allocate buffer", size);
     return ret;
   }
 not_ok: