diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/r819xE_firmware.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/r819xE_firmware.c
index 5c3da468f0dce8d05e494d5d83ff7b7b9f444442..e335b815ca002f4350e5e1130ac02b4b857e3cc7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/r819xE_firmware.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/r819xE_firmware.c
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ bool init_firmware(struct net_device *dev)
 	return rt_status;
 
 download_firmware_fail:
-	RT_TRACE(COMP_ERR, "ERR in %s()\n", __func__);
+	RT_TRACE(COMP_ERR, "ERR in %s() step %d\n", __func__, init_step);
 	rt_status = false;
 	return rt_status;
 }