diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
index be733677bdc88b7a0ff181282f3db34ab2d0ce60..0aaf70c063dad9ef500462c95ae53e2a15535b5c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
@@ -2044,12 +2044,16 @@ static int ixgbevf_vlan_rx_add_vid(struct net_device *netdev,
 
 	spin_unlock_bh(&adapter->mbx_lock);
 
-	/* translate error return types so error makes sense */
-	if (err == IXGBE_ERR_MBX)
-		return -EIO;
+	if (err) {
+		netdev_err(netdev, "VF could not set VLAN %d\n", vid);
+
+		/* translate error return types so error makes sense */
+		if (err == IXGBE_ERR_MBX)
+			return -EIO;
 
-	if (err == IXGBE_ERR_INVALID_ARGUMENT)
-		return -EACCES;
+		if (err == IXGBE_ERR_INVALID_ARGUMENT)
+			return -EACCES;
+	}
 
 	set_bit(vid, adapter->active_vlans);
 
@@ -2070,6 +2074,9 @@ static int ixgbevf_vlan_rx_kill_vid(struct net_device *netdev,
 
 	spin_unlock_bh(&adapter->mbx_lock);
 
+	if (err)
+		netdev_err(netdev, "Could not remove VLAN %d\n", vid);
+
 	clear_bit(vid, adapter->active_vlans);
 
 	return err;