diff --git a/drivers/dma/bcm2835-dma.c b/drivers/dma/bcm2835-dma.c
index 6ba53bbd0e16..b984d00bc055 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/bcm2835-dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/bcm2835-dma.c
@@ -891,8 +891,10 @@ static int bcm2835_dma_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		pdev->dev.dma_mask = &pdev->dev.coherent_dma_mask;
 
 	rc = dma_set_mask_and_coherent(&pdev->dev, DMA_BIT_MASK(32));
-	if (rc)
+	if (rc) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Unable to set DMA mask\n");
 		return rc;
+	}
 
 	od = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*od), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!od)