diff --git a/subprojects/gstreamer/gst/gstbin.c b/subprojects/gstreamer/gst/gstbin.c
index 571d7cd182..298a8c25ad 100644
--- a/subprojects/gstreamer/gst/gstbin.c
+++ b/subprojects/gstreamer/gst/gstbin.c
@@ -1390,9 +1390,9 @@ adding_itself:
   }
 duplicate_name:
   {
-    g_warning ("Name '%s' is not unique in bin '%s', not adding",
-        elem_name, GST_ELEMENT_NAME (bin));
     GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (bin);
+    GST_WARNING_OBJECT (bin, "Name '%s' is not unique in bin, not adding",
+        elem_name);
     g_free (elem_name);
     gst_object_ref_sink (element);
     gst_object_unref (element);
@@ -1400,8 +1400,8 @@ duplicate_name:
   }
 had_parent:
   {
-    g_warning ("Element '%s' already has parent", elem_name);
     GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (bin);
+    GST_WARNING_OBJECT (bin, "Element '%s' already has parent", elem_name);
     g_free (elem_name);
     return FALSE;
   }
@@ -1548,8 +1548,7 @@ gst_bin_add (GstBin * bin, GstElement * element)
   /* ERROR handling */
 no_function:
   {
-    g_warning ("adding elements to bin '%s' is not supported",
-        GST_ELEMENT_NAME (bin));
+    GST_WARNING_OBJECT (bin, "adding elements to bin is not supported");
     gst_object_ref_sink (element);
     gst_object_unref (element);
     return FALSE;
@@ -1844,10 +1843,9 @@ removing_itself:
   }
 not_in_bin:
   {
-    g_warning ("Element '%s' is not in bin '%s'", elem_name,
-        GST_ELEMENT_NAME (bin));
     GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (element);
     GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (bin);
+    GST_WARNING_OBJECT (bin, "Element '%s' is not in bin", elem_name);
     g_free (elem_name);
     return FALSE;
   }
@@ -1898,8 +1896,7 @@ gst_bin_remove (GstBin * bin, GstElement * element)
   /* ERROR handling */
 no_function:
   {
-    g_warning ("removing elements from bin '%s' is not supported",
-        GST_ELEMENT_NAME (bin));
+    GST_WARNING_OBJECT (bin, "Removing elements from bin is not supported");
     return FALSE;
   }
 }