diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/egl/gstglcontext_egl.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/egl/gstglcontext_egl.c
index 25cd8a8d73..8d7254905a 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/egl/gstglcontext_egl.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/egl/gstglcontext_egl.c
@@ -439,9 +439,13 @@ gst_gl_context_egl_create_context (GstGLContext * context,
     for (i = 0; i < G_N_ELEMENTS (gles2_versions); i++) {
       gint profileMask = 0;
       gint contextFlags = 0;
+      guint maj = gles2_versions[i].major;
+      guint min = gles2_versions[i].minor;
 
-      if (!gst_gl_context_egl_choose_config (egl, GST_GL_API_GLES2,
-              gles2_versions[i].major, error)) {
+      if (!gst_gl_context_egl_choose_config (egl, GST_GL_API_GLES2, maj, error)) {
+        GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (context, "Failed to choose a GLES%d config: %s",
+            maj, error && *error ? (*error)->message : "Unknown");
+        g_clear_error (error);
         continue;
       }
 #if defined(EGL_KHR_create_context)
@@ -450,8 +454,7 @@ gst_gl_context_egl_create_context (GstGLContext * context,
 
       egl->egl_context =
           _create_context_with_flags (egl, (EGLContext) external_gl_context,
-          GST_GL_API_GLES2, gles2_versions[i].major,
-          gles2_versions[i].minor, contextFlags, profileMask);
+          GST_GL_API_GLES2, maj, min, contextFlags, profileMask);
 
       if (egl->egl_context)
         break;
@@ -462,8 +465,7 @@ gst_gl_context_egl_create_context (GstGLContext * context,
 
       egl->egl_context =
           _create_context_with_flags (egl, (EGLContext) external_gl_context,
-          GST_GL_API_GLES2, gles2_versions[i].major,
-          gles2_versions[i].minor, contextFlags, profileMask);
+          GST_GL_API_GLES2, maj, min, contextFlags, profileMask);
 
       if (egl->egl_context)
         break;