diff --git a/dlls/qcap/v4l.c b/dlls/qcap/v4l.c
index 32c2c02512..57ea09fe37 100644
--- a/dlls/qcap/v4l.c
+++ b/dlls/qcap/v4l.c
@@ -585,14 +585,17 @@ Capture * qcap_driver_init( IPin *pOut, USHORT card )
 
     if (!(caps.capabilities & V4L2_CAP_READWRITE))
     {
-        WARN("Device does not support read().\n");
-        if (!have_libv4l2)
+        if (have_libv4l2)
+            WARN("Device %s doesn't natively support read(), emulating it with libv4l2.\n", path);
+        else
+        {
 #ifdef SONAME_LIBV4L2
-            ERR_(winediag)("Reading from %s requires libv4l2, but it could not be loaded.\n", path);
+            ERR_(winediag)("Device %s doesn't natively support read(), and emulation requires libv4l2, but it could not be loaded.\n", path);
 #else
-            ERR_(winediag)("Reading from %s requires libv4l2, but Wine was compiled without libv4l2 support.\n", path);
+            ERR_(winediag)("Device %s doesn't natively support read(), and emulation requires libv4l2, but Wine was compiled without libv4l2 support.\n", path);
 #endif
-        goto error;
+            goto error;
+        }
     }
 
     format.type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;