diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
index e6ac9643fe563345e3af582af7caa0a5f01da5db..5783c1a55b099325fbaa139f0d53575f8ef7428c 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
@@ -106,6 +106,32 @@ rpcrdma_run_tasklet(unsigned long data)
 
 static DECLARE_TASKLET(rpcrdma_tasklet_g, rpcrdma_run_tasklet, 0UL);
 
+static const char * const async_event[] = {
+	"CQ error",
+	"QP fatal error",
+	"QP request error",
+	"QP access error",
+	"communication established",
+	"send queue drained",
+	"path migration successful",
+	"path mig error",
+	"device fatal error",
+	"port active",
+	"port error",
+	"LID change",
+	"P_key change",
+	"SM change",
+	"SRQ error",
+	"SRQ limit reached",
+	"last WQE reached",
+	"client reregister",
+	"GID change",
+};
+
+#define ASYNC_MSG(status)					\
+	((status) < ARRAY_SIZE(async_event) ?			\
+		async_event[(status)] : "unknown async error")
+
 static void
 rpcrdma_schedule_tasklet(struct list_head *sched_list)
 {
@@ -122,8 +148,9 @@ rpcrdma_qp_async_error_upcall(struct ib_event *event, void *context)
 {
 	struct rpcrdma_ep *ep = context;
 
-	dprintk("RPC:       %s: QP error %X on device %s ep %p\n",
-		__func__, event->event, event->device->name, context);
+	pr_err("RPC:       %s: %s on device %s ep %p\n",
+	       __func__, ASYNC_MSG(event->event),
+		event->device->name, context);
 	if (ep->rep_connected == 1) {
 		ep->rep_connected = -EIO;
 		ep->rep_func(ep);
@@ -136,8 +163,9 @@ rpcrdma_cq_async_error_upcall(struct ib_event *event, void *context)
 {
 	struct rpcrdma_ep *ep = context;
 
-	dprintk("RPC:       %s: CQ error %X on device %s ep %p\n",
-		__func__, event->event, event->device->name, context);
+	pr_err("RPC:       %s: %s on device %s ep %p\n",
+	       __func__, ASYNC_MSG(event->event),
+		event->device->name, context);
 	if (ep->rep_connected == 1) {
 		ep->rep_connected = -EIO;
 		ep->rep_func(ep);