diff --git a/include/asm-ia64/sal.h b/include/asm-ia64/sal.h
--- a/include/asm-ia64/sal.h
+++ b/include/asm-ia64/sal.h
@@ -700,8 +700,11 @@ ia64_sal_get_state_info (u64 sal_info_ty
 	struct ia64_sal_retval isrv;
 	SAL_CALL_REENTRANT(isrv, SAL_GET_STATE_INFO, sal_info_type, 0,
 	              sal_info, 0, 0, 0, 0);
-	if (isrv.status)
+	if (isrv.status) {
+		printk("ia64_sal_get_state_info failed: %s\n",
+		       ia64_sal_strerror(isrv.status));
 		return 0;
+	}
 
 	return isrv.v0;
 }