diff --git a/drivers/cxl/core/region.c b/drivers/cxl/core/region.c
index d7f7f88009d7..1728cae1e840 100644
--- a/drivers/cxl/core/region.c
+++ b/drivers/cxl/core/region.c
@@ -1653,6 +1653,13 @@ static int find_pos_and_ways(struct cxl_port *port, struct range *range,
 	}
 	put_device(dev);
 
+	if (rc)
+		dev_err(port->uport_dev,
+			"failed to find %s:%s in target list of %s\n",
+			dev_name(&port->dev),
+			dev_name(port->parent_dport->dport_dev),
+			dev_name(&cxlsd->cxld.dev));
+
 	return rc;
 }