diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/vdpa.c b/drivers/vdpa/vdpa.c
index a1bb5b92212d..e71898ec5ce7 100644
--- a/drivers/vdpa/vdpa.c
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/vdpa.c
@@ -627,9 +627,11 @@ static int vdpa_nl_cmd_dev_add_set_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *i
 		err = PTR_ERR(mdev);
 		goto err;
 	}
+
 	if ((config.mask & mdev->config_attr_mask) != config.mask) {
-		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(info->extack,
-				   "All provided attributes are not supported");
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_FMT_MOD(info->extack,
+				       "Some provided attributes are not supported: 0x%llx",
+				       config.mask & ~mdev->config_attr_mask);
 		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		goto err;
 	}