diff --git a/drivers/ssb/main.c b/drivers/ssb/main.c
index 03dfd27..009e320 100644
--- a/drivers/ssb/main.c
+++ b/drivers/ssb/main.c
@@ -833,6 +833,9 @@
 	if (!err) {
 		ssb_printk(KERN_INFO PFX "Sonics Silicon Backplane found on "
 			   "PCI device %s\n", dev_name(&host_pci->dev));
+	} else {
+		ssb_printk(KERN_ERR PFX "Failed to register PCI version"
+			   " of SSB with error %d\n", err);
 	}
 
 	return err;