diff --git a/tools/usb/usbip/src/usbip_attach.c b/tools/usb/usbip/src/usbip_attach.c
index f60738735398c1a363410e8681575a7f71cfba6c..ba88728483ff9212d972d6bfc7c02e3a70f3ef3b 100644
--- a/tools/usb/usbip/src/usbip_attach.c
+++ b/tools/usb/usbip/src/usbip_attach.c
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ static int query_import_device(int sockfd, char *busid)
 	struct op_import_request request;
 	struct op_import_reply   reply;
 	uint16_t code = OP_REP_IMPORT;
+	int status;
 
 	memset(&request, 0, sizeof(request));
 	memset(&reply, 0, sizeof(reply));
@@ -157,9 +158,10 @@ static int query_import_device(int sockfd, char *busid)
 	}
 
 	/* receive a reply */
-	rc = usbip_net_recv_op_common(sockfd, &code);
+	rc = usbip_net_recv_op_common(sockfd, &code, &status);
 	if (rc < 0) {
-		err("recv op_common");
+		err("Attach Request for %s failed - %s\n",
+		    busid, usbip_op_common_status_string(status));
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -194,11 +196,8 @@ static int attach_device(char *host, char *busid)
 	}
 
 	rhport = query_import_device(sockfd, busid);
-	if (rhport < 0) {
-		err("Attach request for Device %s. Is this device exported?",
-		    busid);
+	if (rhport < 0)
 		return -1;
-	}
 
 	close(sockfd);
 
diff --git a/tools/usb/usbip/src/usbip_list.c b/tools/usb/usbip/src/usbip_list.c
index d65a9f444174495029e96bc5d81c0fbfd81e52b5..8d4ccf4b948010305bff3c000a16d17eee6ad123 100644
--- a/tools/usb/usbip/src/usbip_list.c
+++ b/tools/usb/usbip/src/usbip_list.c
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ static int get_exported_devices(char *host, int sockfd)
 	struct usbip_usb_interface uintf;
 	unsigned int i;
 	int rc, j;
+	int status;
 
 	rc = usbip_net_send_op_common(sockfd, OP_REQ_DEVLIST, 0);
 	if (rc < 0) {
@@ -69,9 +70,10 @@ static int get_exported_devices(char *host, int sockfd)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	rc = usbip_net_recv_op_common(sockfd, &code);
+	rc = usbip_net_recv_op_common(sockfd, &code, &status);
 	if (rc < 0) {
-		dbg("usbip_net_recv_op_common failed");
+		err("Exported Device List Request failed - %s\n",
+		    usbip_op_common_status_string(status));
 		return -1;
 	}
 
diff --git a/tools/usb/usbip/src/usbip_network.c b/tools/usb/usbip/src/usbip_network.c
index 90325fa8bc3815e38f9aba416d92ae7797d213fe..8ffcd47d96385edc404dbfaca9fe50b11e6de1a3 100644
--- a/tools/usb/usbip/src/usbip_network.c
+++ b/tools/usb/usbip/src/usbip_network.c
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ int usbip_net_send_op_common(int sockfd, uint32_t code, uint32_t status)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int usbip_net_recv_op_common(int sockfd, uint16_t *code)
+int usbip_net_recv_op_common(int sockfd, uint16_t *code, int *status)
 {
 	struct op_common op_common;
 	int rc;
@@ -191,10 +191,14 @@ int usbip_net_recv_op_common(int sockfd, uint16_t *code)
 		if (op_common.code != *code) {
 			dbg("unexpected pdu %#0x for %#0x", op_common.code,
 			    *code);
+			/* return error status */
+			*status = ST_ERROR;
 			goto err;
 		}
 	}
 
+	*status = op_common.status;
+
 	if (op_common.status != ST_OK) {
 		dbg("request failed at peer: %d", op_common.status);
 		goto err;
diff --git a/tools/usb/usbip/src/usbip_network.h b/tools/usb/usbip/src/usbip_network.h
index b6a2f9be888c65aedad87cd8f7306ced35307b71..555215eae43e9ee9fd75d789cdb2250d9b62086a 100644
--- a/tools/usb/usbip/src/usbip_network.h
+++ b/tools/usb/usbip/src/usbip_network.h
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ void usbip_net_pack_usb_interface(int pack, struct usbip_usb_interface *uinf);
 ssize_t usbip_net_recv(int sockfd, void *buff, size_t bufflen);
 ssize_t usbip_net_send(int sockfd, void *buff, size_t bufflen);
 int usbip_net_send_op_common(int sockfd, uint32_t code, uint32_t status);
-int usbip_net_recv_op_common(int sockfd, uint16_t *code);
+int usbip_net_recv_op_common(int sockfd, uint16_t *code, int *status);
 int usbip_net_set_reuseaddr(int sockfd);
 int usbip_net_set_nodelay(int sockfd);
 int usbip_net_set_keepalive(int sockfd);
diff --git a/tools/usb/usbip/src/usbipd.c b/tools/usb/usbip/src/usbipd.c
index c6dad2a13c801693e5f99ae445ed2b7a247978f8..f8ff735eb1001d30eef869347419134a733fae22 100644
--- a/tools/usb/usbip/src/usbipd.c
+++ b/tools/usb/usbip/src/usbipd.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ static int recv_request_import(int sockfd)
 	struct usbip_usb_device pdu_udev;
 	struct list_head *i;
 	int found = 0;
-	int error = 0;
+	int status = ST_OK;
 	int rc;
 
 	memset(&req, 0, sizeof(req));
@@ -133,22 +133,21 @@ static int recv_request_import(int sockfd)
 		usbip_net_set_nodelay(sockfd);
 
 		/* export device needs a TCP/IP socket descriptor */
-		rc = usbip_export_device(edev, sockfd);
-		if (rc < 0)
-			error = 1;
+		status = usbip_export_device(edev, sockfd);
+		if (status < 0)
+			status = ST_NA;
 	} else {
 		info("requested device not found: %s", req.busid);
-		error = 1;
+		status = ST_NODEV;
 	}
 
-	rc = usbip_net_send_op_common(sockfd, OP_REP_IMPORT,
-				      (!error ? ST_OK : ST_NA));
+	rc = usbip_net_send_op_common(sockfd, OP_REP_IMPORT, status);
 	if (rc < 0) {
 		dbg("usbip_net_send_op_common failed: %#0x", OP_REP_IMPORT);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	if (error) {
+	if (status) {
 		dbg("import request busid %s: failed", req.busid);
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -251,8 +250,9 @@ static int recv_pdu(int connfd)
 {
 	uint16_t code = OP_UNSPEC;
 	int ret;
+	int status;
 
-	ret = usbip_net_recv_op_common(connfd, &code);
+	ret = usbip_net_recv_op_common(connfd, &code, &status);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dbg("could not receive opcode: %#0x", code);
 		return -1;