diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/mips-gic-timer.c b/drivers/clocksource/mips-gic-timer.c
index b4b3ab5a11ad006cd0bf2bd4db50627057ea27c8..802055ba1cbfb6c89f43816b8a4eeea63a370c48 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/mips-gic-timer.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/mips-gic-timer.c
@@ -113,8 +113,11 @@ static int gic_clockevent_init(void)
 		return -ENXIO;
 
 	ret = setup_percpu_irq(gic_timer_irq, &gic_compare_irqaction);
-	if (ret < 0)
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		pr_err("GIC timer IRQ %d setup failed: %d\n",
+		       gic_timer_irq, ret);
 		return ret;
+	}
 
 	cpuhp_setup_state(CPUHP_AP_MIPS_GIC_TIMER_STARTING,
 			  "AP_MIPS_GIC_TIMER_STARTING", gic_starting_cpu,