diff --git a/fs/btrfs/super.c b/fs/btrfs/super.c
index 2663485c17cb..8bf8cdb62a3a 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/super.c
@@ -652,6 +652,8 @@ int btrfs_parse_options(struct btrfs_fs_info *info, char *options,
 				compress_force = false;
 				no_compress++;
 			} else {
+				btrfs_err(info, "unrecognized compression value %s",
+					  args[0].from);
 				ret = -EINVAL;
 				goto out;
 			}
@@ -710,8 +712,11 @@ int btrfs_parse_options(struct btrfs_fs_info *info, char *options,
 		case Opt_thread_pool:
 			ret = match_int(&args[0], &intarg);
 			if (ret) {
+				btrfs_err(info, "unrecognized thread_pool value %s",
+					  args[0].from);
 				goto out;
 			} else if (intarg == 0) {
+				btrfs_err(info, "invalid value 0 for thread_pool");
 				ret = -EINVAL;
 				goto out;
 			}
@@ -772,8 +777,11 @@ int btrfs_parse_options(struct btrfs_fs_info *info, char *options,
 			break;
 		case Opt_ratio:
 			ret = match_int(&args[0], &intarg);
-			if (ret)
+			if (ret) {
+				btrfs_err(info, "unrecognized metadata_ratio value %s",
+					  args[0].from);
 				goto out;
+			}
 			info->metadata_ratio = intarg;
 			btrfs_info(info, "metadata ratio %u",
 				   info->metadata_ratio);
@@ -790,6 +798,8 @@ int btrfs_parse_options(struct btrfs_fs_info *info, char *options,
 				btrfs_set_and_info(info, DISCARD_ASYNC,
 						   "turning on async discard");
 			} else {
+				btrfs_err(info, "unrecognized discard mode value %s",
+					  args[0].from);
 				ret = -EINVAL;
 				goto out;
 			}
@@ -814,6 +824,8 @@ int btrfs_parse_options(struct btrfs_fs_info *info, char *options,
 				btrfs_set_and_info(info, FREE_SPACE_TREE,
 						   "enabling free space tree");
 			} else {
+				btrfs_err(info, "unrecognized space_cache value %s",
+					  args[0].from);
 				ret = -EINVAL;
 				goto out;
 			}
@@ -889,8 +901,12 @@ int btrfs_parse_options(struct btrfs_fs_info *info, char *options,
 			break;
 		case Opt_check_integrity_print_mask:
 			ret = match_int(&args[0], &intarg);
-			if (ret)
+			if (ret) {
+				btrfs_err(info,
+				"unrecognized check_integrity_print_mask value %s",
+					args[0].from);
 				goto out;
+			}
 			info->check_integrity_print_mask = intarg;
 			btrfs_info(info, "check_integrity_print_mask 0x%x",
 				   info->check_integrity_print_mask);
@@ -905,13 +921,15 @@ int btrfs_parse_options(struct btrfs_fs_info *info, char *options,
 			goto out;
 #endif
 		case Opt_fatal_errors:
-			if (strcmp(args[0].from, "panic") == 0)
+			if (strcmp(args[0].from, "panic") == 0) {
 				btrfs_set_opt(info->mount_opt,
 					      PANIC_ON_FATAL_ERROR);
-			else if (strcmp(args[0].from, "bug") == 0)
+			} else if (strcmp(args[0].from, "bug") == 0) {
 				btrfs_clear_opt(info->mount_opt,
 					      PANIC_ON_FATAL_ERROR);
-			else {
+			} else {
+				btrfs_err(info, "unrecognized fatal_errors value %s",
+					  args[0].from);
 				ret = -EINVAL;
 				goto out;
 			}
@@ -919,8 +937,12 @@ int btrfs_parse_options(struct btrfs_fs_info *info, char *options,
 		case Opt_commit_interval:
 			intarg = 0;
 			ret = match_int(&args[0], &intarg);
-			if (ret)
+			if (ret) {
+				btrfs_err(info, "unrecognized commit_interval value %s",
+					  args[0].from);
+				ret = -EINVAL;
 				goto out;
+			}
 			if (intarg == 0) {
 				btrfs_info(info,
 					   "using default commit interval %us",
@@ -934,8 +956,11 @@ int btrfs_parse_options(struct btrfs_fs_info *info, char *options,
 			break;
 		case Opt_rescue:
 			ret = parse_rescue_options(info, args[0].from);
-			if (ret < 0)
+			if (ret < 0) {
+				btrfs_err(info, "unrecognized rescue value %s",
+					  args[0].from);
 				goto out;
+			}
 			break;
 #ifdef CONFIG_BTRFS_DEBUG
 		case Opt_fragment_all: