diff --git a/audio/paaudio.c b/audio/paaudio.c
index e6708d0db5..aa15f16ec7 100644
--- a/audio/paaudio.c
+++ b/audio/paaudio.c
@@ -505,8 +505,7 @@ fail:
         pa_stream_unref (stream);
     }
 
-    qpa_logerr (pa_context_errno (g->context),
-                "stream_new() failed\n");
+    *rerror = pa_context_errno (g->context);
 
     return NULL;
 }