diff --git a/gst/vaapi/gstvaapiencode.c b/gst/vaapi/gstvaapiencode.c
index 0782ca18c9..2ac023d610 100644
--- a/gst/vaapi/gstvaapiencode.c
+++ b/gst/vaapi/gstvaapiencode.c
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ error_allocate_buffer:
   }
 error_output_state:
   {
-    GST_ERROR ("failed to negotiate output state", status);
+    GST_ERROR ("failed to negotiate output state (status %d)", status);
     GST_VIDEO_ENCODER_STREAM_UNLOCK (encode);
     gst_video_codec_frame_unref (out_frame);
     return GST_FLOW_NOT_NEGOTIATED;