diff --git a/src/gpu/d3d12/SDL_gpu_d3d12.c b/src/gpu/d3d12/SDL_gpu_d3d12.c
index 1af6af10e7..783407022e 100644
--- a/src/gpu/d3d12/SDL_gpu_d3d12.c
+++ b/src/gpu/d3d12/SDL_gpu_d3d12.c
@@ -6729,7 +6729,7 @@ static bool D3D12_ClaimWindow(
             SET_STRING_ERROR_AND_RETURN("Could not create swapchain, failed to claim window!", false)
         }
     } else {
-        SDL_LogWarn(SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_GPU, "Window already claimed!");
+        SET_STRING_ERROR_AND_RETURN("Window already claimed", false)
         return false;
     }
 }
@@ -6742,7 +6742,7 @@ static void D3D12_ReleaseWindow(
     D3D12WindowData *windowData = D3D12_INTERNAL_FetchWindowData(window);
 
     if (windowData == NULL) {
-        SDL_LogWarn(SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_GPU, "Window already unclaimed!");
+        SET_ERROR("Window already unclaimed!")
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/gpu/metal/SDL_gpu_metal.m b/src/gpu/metal/SDL_gpu_metal.m
index ebea8d5f99..62f6aee022 100644
--- a/src/gpu/metal/SDL_gpu_metal.m
+++ b/src/gpu/metal/SDL_gpu_metal.m
@@ -3624,8 +3624,7 @@ static bool METAL_ClaimWindow(
                 SET_STRING_ERROR_AND_RETURN("Could not create swapchain, failed to claim window", false);
             }
         } else {
-            SDL_LogWarn(SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_GPU, "Window already claimed!");
-            return false;
+            SET_ERROR_AND_RETURN("Window already claimed!", false)
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/gpu/vulkan/SDL_gpu_vulkan.c b/src/gpu/vulkan/SDL_gpu_vulkan.c
index b937455dbb..6ecf95219f 100644
--- a/src/gpu/vulkan/SDL_gpu_vulkan.c
+++ b/src/gpu/vulkan/SDL_gpu_vulkan.c
@@ -9585,8 +9585,7 @@ static bool VULKAN_ClaimWindow(
             return false;
         }
     } else {
-        SDL_LogWarn(SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_GPU, "Window already claimed!");
-        return false;
+        SET_STRING_ERROR_AND_RETURN("Window already claimed!", false)
     }
 }