diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/plugin.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/plugin.c
index f8b69b2715..ffa00f4619 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/plugin.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/va/plugin.c
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ plugin_register_elements (GstPlugin * plugin, GstVaDevice * device)
 
   status = vaQueryConfigProfiles (dpy, profiles, &num_profiles);
   if (status != VA_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
-    GST_ERROR ("vaQueryConfigProfile: %s", vaErrorStr (status));
+    GST_WARNING ("vaQueryConfigProfile: %s", vaErrorStr (status));
     goto bail;
   }
 
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ plugin_register_elements (GstPlugin * plugin, GstVaDevice * device)
     status = vaQueryConfigEntrypoints (dpy, profiles[i], entrypoints,
         &num_entrypoints);
     if (status != VA_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
-      GST_ERROR ("vaQueryConfigEntrypoints: %s", vaErrorStr (status));
+      GST_WARNING ("vaQueryConfigEntrypoints: %s", vaErrorStr (status));
       goto bail;
     }
 
@@ -350,22 +350,18 @@ static gboolean
 plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
 {
   GList *devices, *dev;
-  gboolean ret = TRUE;
 
   GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_INIT (gstva_debug, "va", 0, "VA general debug");
 
   plugin_add_dependencies (plugin);
 
   devices = gst_va_device_find_devices ();
-  for (dev = devices; dev; dev = g_list_next (dev)) {
-    if (!plugin_register_elements (plugin, dev->data)) {
-      ret = FALSE;
-      break;
-    }
-  }
+  for (dev = devices; dev; dev = g_list_next (dev))
+    plugin_register_elements (plugin, dev->data);
+
   gst_va_device_list_free (devices);
 
-  return ret;
+  return TRUE;
 }
 
 GST_PLUGIN_DEFINE (GST_VERSION_MAJOR,