diff --git a/libavdevice/v4l2.c b/libavdevice/v4l2.c
index 103fb105f2..c8915e0067 100644
--- a/libavdevice/v4l2.c
+++ b/libavdevice/v4l2.c
@@ -715,11 +715,8 @@ static int v4l2_set_parameters(AVFormatContext *ctx)
     streamparm.type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;
     if (v4l2_ioctl(s->fd, VIDIOC_G_PARM, &streamparm) < 0) {
         ret = AVERROR(errno);
-        av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "ioctl(VIDIOC_G_PARM): %s\n", av_err2str(ret));
-        return ret;
-    }
-
-    if (framerate_q.num && framerate_q.den) {
+        av_log(ctx, AV_LOG_WARNING, "ioctl(VIDIOC_G_PARM): %s\n", av_err2str(ret));
+    } else if (framerate_q.num && framerate_q.den) {
         if (streamparm.parm.capture.capability & V4L2_CAP_TIMEPERFRAME) {
             tpf = &streamparm.parm.capture.timeperframe;