diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/frames.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/frames.cpp
index e8eb1c5103e8..34ab4be6711b 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/frames.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/frames.cpp
@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@ IPU3Frames::Info *IPU3Frames::find(unsigned int id)
 	if (itInfo != frameInfo_.end())
 		return itInfo->second.get();
 
-	LOG(IPU3, Error) << "Can't find tracking informaton for frame " << id;
+	LOG(IPU3, Fatal) << "Can't find tracking informaton for frame " << id;
+
 	return nullptr;
 }
 
@@ -133,7 +134,8 @@ IPU3Frames::Info *IPU3Frames::find(FrameBuffer *buffer)
 			return info;
 	}
 
-	LOG(IPU3, Error) << "Can't find tracking informaton from buffer";
+	LOG(IPU3, Fatal) << "Can't find tracking informaton from buffer";
+
 	return nullptr;
 }