diff --git a/drivers/core/root.c b/drivers/core/root.c
index 78ab00c7bfbf9e4d46cdf2c9e83e3cf2011d23e8..bdb394a9ae21f3d1f2d80b355abe03cdaace8dae 100644
--- a/drivers/core/root.c
+++ b/drivers/core/root.c
@@ -162,8 +162,11 @@ int dm_scan_fdt_node(struct udevice *parent, const void *blob, int offset,
 			continue;
 		}
 		err = lists_bind_fdt(parent, blob, offset, NULL);
-		if (err && !ret)
+		if (err && !ret) {
 			ret = err;
+			debug("%s: ret=%d\n", fdt_get_name(blob, offset, NULL),
+			      ret);
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (ret)