diff --git a/src/libcamera/include/v4l2_subdevice.h b/src/libcamera/include/v4l2_subdevice.h
index eac699a06109..dc311034a8ee 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/include/v4l2_subdevice.h
+++ b/src/libcamera/include/v4l2_subdevice.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #include <string>
 
+#include "log.h"
 #include "media_object.h"
 
 namespace libcamera {
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ struct V4L2SubdeviceFormat {
 	uint32_t height;
 };
 
-class V4L2Subdevice
+class V4L2Subdevice : protected Loggable
 {
 public:
 	explicit V4L2Subdevice(const MediaEntity *entity);
@@ -41,6 +42,9 @@ public:
 	int getFormat(unsigned int pad, V4L2SubdeviceFormat *format);
 	int setFormat(unsigned int pad, V4L2SubdeviceFormat *format);
 
+protected:
+	std::string logPrefix() const { return "'" + deviceName() + "'"; }
+
 private:
 	int setSelection(unsigned int pad, unsigned int target,
 			 Rectangle *rect);
diff --git a/src/libcamera/v4l2_subdevice.cpp b/src/libcamera/v4l2_subdevice.cpp
index c44cafd4b4c5..dbb54506ee41 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/v4l2_subdevice.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/v4l2_subdevice.cpp
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ int V4L2Subdevice::getFormat(unsigned int pad, V4L2SubdeviceFormat *format)
 		ret = -errno;
 		LOG(V4L2Subdev, Error)
 			<< "Unable to get format on pad " << pad
-			<< " of " << deviceNode() << ": " << strerror(-ret);
+			<< ": " << strerror(-ret);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -231,7 +231,8 @@ int V4L2Subdevice::setFormat(unsigned int pad, V4L2SubdeviceFormat *format)
 	if (ret) {
 		ret = -errno;
 		LOG(V4L2Subdev, Error)
-			<< "Unable to set format: " << strerror(-ret);
+			<< "Unable to set format on pad " << pad
+			<< ": " << strerror(-ret);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -262,8 +263,7 @@ int V4L2Subdevice::setSelection(unsigned int pad, unsigned int target,
 		ret = -errno;
 		LOG(V4L2Subdev, Error)
 			<< "Unable to set rectangle " << target << " on pad "
-			<< pad << " of " << deviceNode() << ": "
-			<< strerror(-ret);
+			<< pad << ": " << strerror(-ret);
 		return ret;
 	}