diff --git a/video/out/placebo/utils.c b/video/out/placebo/utils.c
index 79f313872c..616914c27b 100644
--- a/video/out/placebo/utils.c
+++ b/video/out/placebo/utils.c
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ static const enum pl_log_level probing_map(enum pl_log_level level)
 {
     switch (level) {
     case PL_LOG_FATAL:
-        return PL_LOG_ERR;
-
     case PL_LOG_ERR:
     case PL_LOG_WARN:
         return PL_LOG_INFO;