diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/nvm.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/nvm.c
index 1f1a550828fafef201aa52cdc2f4c1f24aa5b51d..b04805ccb443d1a7b1532a96881a3d739933fd96 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/nvm.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/nvm.c
@@ -530,6 +530,8 @@ int iwl_nvm_init(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, bool read_nvm_from_nic)
 			}
 #endif
 		}
+		if (!size_read)
+			IWL_ERR(mvm, "OTP is blank\n");
 		kfree(nvm_buffer);
 	}