diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
index c517064f5391..00aba7fa8d78 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
@@ -2891,8 +2891,8 @@ int soc_new_pcm(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd, int num)
 			capture, &pcm);
 	}
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		dev_err(rtd->card->dev, "ASoC: can't create pcm for %s\n",
-			rtd->dai_link->name);
+		dev_err(rtd->card->dev, "ASoC: can't create pcm %s for dailink %s: %d\n",
+			new_name, rtd->dai_link->name, ret);
 		return ret;
 	}
 	dev_dbg(rtd->card->dev, "ASoC: registered pcm #%d %s\n",num, new_name);
@@ -2957,7 +2957,8 @@ int soc_new_pcm(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd, int num)
 
 	ret = snd_soc_pcm_component_new(rtd);
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		dev_err(rtd->dev, "ASoC: pcm constructor failed: %d\n", ret);
+		dev_err(rtd->dev, "ASoC: pcm %s constructor failed for dailink %s: %d\n",
+			new_name, rtd->dai_link->name, ret);
 		return ret;
 	}