diff --git a/backend/drm/atomic.c b/backend/drm/atomic.c
index 037c3c23a..e822b79d7 100644
--- a/backend/drm/atomic.c
+++ b/backend/drm/atomic.c
@@ -71,16 +71,14 @@ static bool atomic_commit(struct atomic *atom, struct wlr_drm_backend *drm,
 
 	int ret = drmModeAtomicCommit(drm->fd, atom->req, flags, page_flip);
 	if (ret != 0) {
-		enum wlr_log_importance log_level = WLR_ERROR;
 		if (flags & DRM_MODE_ATOMIC_TEST_ONLY) {
-			log_level = WLR_DEBUG;
+			return false;
 		}
-
 		if (state->connectors_len == 1) {
 			struct wlr_drm_connector *conn = state->connectors[0].connector;
-			wlr_drm_conn_log_errno(conn, log_level, "Atomic commit failed");
+			wlr_drm_conn_log_errno(conn, WLR_ERROR, "Atomic commit failed");
 		} else {
-			wlr_log_errno(log_level, "Atomic commit failed");
+			wlr_log_errno(WLR_ERROR, "Atomic commit failed");
 		}
 		char *flags_str = atomic_commit_flags_str(flags);
 		wlr_log(WLR_DEBUG, "(Atomic commit flags: %s)",
diff --git a/backend/drm/drm.c b/backend/drm/drm.c
index e9e4c6db2..79113d7c6 100644
--- a/backend/drm/drm.c
+++ b/backend/drm/drm.c
@@ -766,8 +766,6 @@ static bool drm_connector_state_update_primary_fb(struct wlr_drm_connector *conn
 		&plane->formats);
 	wlr_buffer_unlock(local_buf);
 	if (!ok) {
-		wlr_drm_conn_log(conn, WLR_DEBUG,
-			"Failed to import buffer for scan-out");
 		return false;
 	}
 
diff --git a/backend/drm/fb.c b/backend/drm/fb.c
index 575f32d91..89161665c 100644
--- a/backend/drm/fb.c
+++ b/backend/drm/fb.c
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ static struct wlr_drm_fb *drm_fb_create(struct wlr_drm_backend *drm,
 		struct wlr_buffer *buf, const struct wlr_drm_format_set *formats) {
 	struct wlr_dmabuf_attributes attribs;
 	if (!wlr_buffer_get_dmabuf(buf, &attribs)) {
-		wlr_log(WLR_DEBUG, "Failed to get DMA-BUF from buffer");
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -169,9 +168,6 @@ static struct wlr_drm_fb *drm_fb_create(struct wlr_drm_backend *drm,
 				wlr_drm_format_set_has(formats, info->opaque_substitute, attribs.modifier)) {
 			attribs.format = info->opaque_substitute;
 		} else {
-			wlr_log(WLR_DEBUG, "Buffer format 0x%"PRIX32" with modifier "
-				"0x%"PRIX64" cannot be scanned out",
-				attribs.format, attribs.modifier);
 			goto error_fb;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/types/output/cursor.c b/types/output/cursor.c
index 154b91120..0cb33ce37 100644
--- a/types/output/cursor.c
+++ b/types/output/cursor.c
@@ -205,6 +205,14 @@ static struct wlr_buffer *render_cursor_buffer(struct wlr_output_cursor *cursor)
 			return NULL;
 		}
 
+		if (sizes == NULL) {
+			// No cursor support
+			wlr_log(WLR_DEBUG, "Output '%s' has no cursor support, disabling permanently",
+				output->name);
+			output->software_cursor_locks++;
+			return NULL;
+		}
+
 		bool found = false;
 		for (size_t i = 0; i < sizes_len; i++) {
 			struct wlr_output_cursor_size size = sizes[i];
@@ -428,7 +436,6 @@ bool output_cursor_set_texture(struct wlr_output_cursor *cursor,
 		return true;
 	}
 
-	wlr_log(WLR_DEBUG, "Falling back to software cursor on output '%s'", output->name);
 	output_disable_hardware_cursor(output);
 	output_cursor_damage_whole(cursor);
 	return true;
diff --git a/types/output/output.c b/types/output/output.c
index a352a5e59..9f446d4b0 100644
--- a/types/output/output.c
+++ b/types/output/output.c
@@ -966,7 +966,6 @@ const struct wlr_drm_format_set *wlr_output_get_primary_formats(
 
 bool wlr_output_is_direct_scanout_allowed(struct wlr_output *output) {
 	if (output->attach_render_locks > 0) {
-		wlr_log(WLR_DEBUG, "Direct scan-out disabled by lock");
 		return false;
 	}
 
@@ -975,8 +974,6 @@ bool wlr_output_is_direct_scanout_allowed(struct wlr_output *output) {
 	wl_list_for_each(cursor, &output->cursors, link) {
 		if (cursor->enabled && cursor->visible &&
 				cursor != output->hardware_cursor) {
-			wlr_log(WLR_DEBUG,
-				"Direct scan-out disabled by software cursor");
 			return false;
 		}
 	}