diff --git a/drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c b/drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c
index 6ab93dfd478a99f8c36cdf640990986d9d7f774d..fd928199bf1eb3328bb2fc59cd8fe0c0df52249d 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ static int __sev_platform_init_locked(int *error)
 		 * initialization function should succeed by replacing the state
 		 * with a reset state.
 		 */
-		dev_dbg(sev->dev, "SEV: retrying INIT command");
+		dev_err(sev->dev, "SEV: retrying INIT command because of SECURE_DATA_INVALID error. Retrying once to reset PSP SEV state.");
 		rc = init_function(&psp_ret);
 	}
 	if (error)