diff --git a/fs/gfs2/sys.c b/fs/gfs2/sys.c
index 88386d8dc05a..c9b23084918f 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/sys.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/sys.c
@@ -555,6 +555,7 @@ int gfs2_sys_fs_add(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 fail_reg:
 	kobject_unregister(&sdp->sd_kobj);
 fail:
+	fs_err(sdp, "error %d adding sysfs files", error);
 	return error;
 }