diff --git a/src/libcamera/camera_manager.cpp b/src/libcamera/camera_manager.cpp
index f60491d2c1a7500f..7d83263f1fabf5da 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/camera_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/camera_manager.cpp
@@ -178,10 +178,10 @@ void CameraManager::Private::addCamera(std::shared_ptr<Camera> camera,
 
 	for (std::shared_ptr<Camera> c : cameras_) {
 		if (c->name() == camera->name()) {
-			LOG(Camera, Warning)
-				<< "Registering camera with duplicate name '"
+			LOG(Camera, Error)
+				<< "Skip registering camera with duplicated name '"
 				<< camera->name() << "'";
-			break;
+			return;
 		}
 	}