diff --git a/drivers/soundwire/bus.c b/drivers/soundwire/bus.c
index 3cc006bfae71..6e1c988f3845 100644
--- a/drivers/soundwire/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/soundwire/bus.c
@@ -267,8 +267,10 @@ static int sdw_transfer_unlocked(struct sdw_bus *bus, struct sdw_msg *msg)
 
 	ret = do_transfer(bus, msg);
 	if (ret != 0 && ret != -ENODATA)
-		dev_err(bus->dev, "trf on Slave %d failed:%d\n",
-			msg->dev_num, ret);
+		dev_err(bus->dev, "trf on Slave %d failed:%d %s addr %x count %d\n",
+			msg->dev_num, ret,
+			(msg->flags & SDW_MSG_FLAG_WRITE) ? "write" : "read",
+			msg->addr, msg->len);
 
 	if (msg->page)
 		sdw_reset_page(bus, msg->dev_num);