diff --git a/migration/savevm.c b/migration/savevm.c
index 0bef031acb..1599b02fbc 100644
--- a/migration/savevm.c
+++ b/migration/savevm.c
@@ -1298,8 +1298,9 @@ int qemu_savevm_state_iterate(QEMUFile *f, bool postcopy)
         save_section_footer(f, se);
 
         if (ret < 0) {
-            error_report("failed to save SaveStateEntry with id(name): %d(%s)",
-                         se->section_id, se->idstr);
+            error_report("failed to save SaveStateEntry with id(name): "
+                         "%d(%s): %d",
+                         se->section_id, se->idstr, ret);
             qemu_file_set_error(f, ret);
         }
         if (ret <= 0) {