diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/qp.c
index 8d4ed24..84b2696 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/qp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/qp.c
@@ -1335,11 +1335,21 @@
 	cur_state = attr_mask & IB_QP_CUR_STATE ? attr->cur_qp_state : qp->state;
 	new_state = attr_mask & IB_QP_STATE ? attr->qp_state : cur_state;
 
-	if (!ib_modify_qp_is_ok(cur_state, new_state, ibqp->qp_type, attr_mask))
+	if (!ib_modify_qp_is_ok(cur_state, new_state, ibqp->qp_type, attr_mask)) {
+		pr_debug("qpn 0x%x: invalid attribute mask specified "
+			 "for transition %d to %d. qp_type %d,"
+			 " attr_mask 0x%x\n",
+			 ibqp->qp_num, cur_state, new_state,
+			 ibqp->qp_type, attr_mask);
 		goto out;
+	}
 
 	if ((attr_mask & IB_QP_PORT) &&
 	    (attr->port_num == 0 || attr->port_num > dev->dev->caps.num_ports)) {
+		pr_debug("qpn 0x%x: invalid port number (%d) specified "
+			 "for transition %d to %d. qp_type %d\n",
+			 ibqp->qp_num, attr->port_num, cur_state,
+			 new_state, ibqp->qp_type);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -1350,17 +1360,30 @@
 
 	if (attr_mask & IB_QP_PKEY_INDEX) {
 		int p = attr_mask & IB_QP_PORT ? attr->port_num : qp->port;
-		if (attr->pkey_index >= dev->dev->caps.pkey_table_len[p])
+		if (attr->pkey_index >= dev->dev->caps.pkey_table_len[p]) {
+			pr_debug("qpn 0x%x: invalid pkey index (%d) specified "
+				 "for transition %d to %d. qp_type %d\n",
+				 ibqp->qp_num, attr->pkey_index, cur_state,
+				 new_state, ibqp->qp_type);
 			goto out;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (attr_mask & IB_QP_MAX_QP_RD_ATOMIC &&
 	    attr->max_rd_atomic > dev->dev->caps.max_qp_init_rdma) {
+		pr_debug("qpn 0x%x: max_rd_atomic (%d) too large. "
+			 "Transition %d to %d. qp_type %d\n",
+			 ibqp->qp_num, attr->max_rd_atomic, cur_state,
+			 new_state, ibqp->qp_type);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
 	if (attr_mask & IB_QP_MAX_DEST_RD_ATOMIC &&
 	    attr->max_dest_rd_atomic > dev->dev->caps.max_qp_dest_rdma) {
+		pr_debug("qpn 0x%x: max_dest_rd_atomic (%d) too large. "
+			 "Transition %d to %d. qp_type %d\n",
+			 ibqp->qp_num, attr->max_dest_rd_atomic, cur_state,
+			 new_state, ibqp->qp_type);
 		goto out;
 	}