diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dp_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dp_helper.c
index eae5ef963cb790d261a5093aa8b8d72671b25e86..198e9e22f72b40eb7c52f83f0906faed4d295bea 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dp_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dp_helper.c
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ static int drm_dp_dpcd_access(struct drm_dp_aux *aux, u8 request,
 			err = ret;
 	}
 
-	DRM_DEBUG_KMS("too many retries, giving up\n");
+	DRM_DEBUG_KMS("Too many retries, giving up. First error: %d\n", err);
 	ret = err;
 
 unlock: