diff --git a/ext/alsa/gstalsa.c b/ext/alsa/gstalsa.c
index ad258aa952..1bd1baf5d0 100644
--- a/ext/alsa/gstalsa.c
+++ b/ext/alsa/gstalsa.c
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ no_difference:
 	  int samples = MIN (bytes, samplestamp - this->transmitted) * 
 	             (element->numpads == 1 ? this->format->channels : 1);
 	  int size = samples * snd_pcm_format_physical_width (this->format->format) / 8;
-	  g_printerr ("Allocating %d bytes (%ld samples) now to resync: sample %ld expected, but got %ld\n", 
+	  GST_INFO_OBJECT (this, "Allocating %d bytes (%ld samples) now to resync: sample %ld expected, but got %ld\n", 
 	              size, MIN (bytes, samplestamp - this->transmitted), this->transmitted, samplestamp);
 	  sink->data[i] = g_try_malloc (size);
 	  if (!sink->data[i]) {