diff --git a/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_dma.c b/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_dma.c
index d81f387cfcc79ebee0f5aa60c1deb174f31a4a17..93471a6199cebe3641603039cc48cf8bbab913a0 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_dma.c
@@ -612,6 +612,9 @@ xilinx_axidma_alloc_tx_segment(struct xilinx_dma_chan *chan)
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&chan->lock, flags);
 
+	if (!segment)
+		dev_dbg(chan->dev, "Could not find free tx segment\n");
+
 	return segment;
 }