diff --git a/ggml-alloc.c b/ggml-alloc.c
index 89b85d3..60141a3 100644
--- a/ggml-alloc.c
+++ b/ggml-alloc.c
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ void ggml_tallocr_alloc(ggml_tallocr_t alloc, struct ggml_tensor * tensor) {
         if (block->size >= size) {
             best_fit_block = alloc->n_free_blocks - 1;
         } else {
-            fprintf(stderr, "%s: not enough space in the buffer (needed %zu, largest block available %zu)\n",
-                    __func__, size, max_avail);
+            fprintf(stderr, "%s: not enough space in the buffer to allocate %s (needed %zu, largest block available %zu)\n",
+                    __func__, tensor->name, size, max_avail);
             GGML_ASSERT(!"not enough space in the buffer");
             return;
         }