diff --git a/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_egl.cpp b/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_egl.cpp
index 02651fe87922..8e0a9b79dfa4 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_egl.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_egl.cpp
@@ -533,6 +533,8 @@ eGLImage *DebayerEGL::getCachedInputFrameBuffer(FrameBuffer *input, std::optiona
 		if (egl_.createInputDMABufTexture2D(*eglImageIn, input->planes()[0].fd.get()) == 0)
 			return eglImageIn;
 
+		if (eglImageInCache_.size() == 1)
+			LOG(Debayer, Info) << "Importing input buffer with DMABuf import failed, falling back to upload";
 	} else if (!eglImageIn->dmabuf_import_failed_) {
 		egl_.activateBindTexture(*eglImageIn);
 		return eglImageIn;