diff --git a/libavcodec/h264.c b/libavcodec/h264.c
index 4dbd06375b81acee335a1b33f09a27d6ccfcd7de..b1204c07b862e490a8e8110f80543f055b8df1d0 100644
--- a/libavcodec/h264.c
+++ b/libavcodec/h264.c
@@ -3752,7 +3752,7 @@ static int decode_nal_units(H264Context *h, const uint8_t *buf, int buf_size){
                     s->dsp.dct_bits = h->sps.bit_depth_luma > 8 ? 32 : 16;
                     dsputil_init(&s->dsp, s->avctx);
                 } else {
-                    av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_DEBUG, "Unsupported bit depth: %d\n", h->sps.bit_depth_luma);
+                    av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Unsupported bit depth: %d\n", h->sps.bit_depth_luma);
                     return -1;
                 }
             }