diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
index 44462b40f2d7..9c54ca2bd04d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
@@ -1623,7 +1623,8 @@ static int i40e_vc_add_mac_addr_msg(struct i40e_vf *vf, u8 *msg, u16 msglen)
 
 		if (!f) {
 			dev_err(&pf->pdev->dev,
-				"Unable to add VF MAC filter\n");
+				"Unable to add MAC filter %pM for VF %d\n",
+				 al->list[i].addr, vf->vf_id);
 			ret = I40E_ERR_PARAM;
 			spin_unlock_bh(&vsi->mac_filter_list_lock);
 			goto error_param;
@@ -1633,7 +1634,8 @@ static int i40e_vc_add_mac_addr_msg(struct i40e_vf *vf, u8 *msg, u16 msglen)
 
 	/* program the updated filter list */
 	if (i40e_sync_vsi_filters(vsi, false))
-		dev_err(&pf->pdev->dev, "Unable to program VF MAC filters\n");
+		dev_err(&pf->pdev->dev, "Unable to program VF %d MAC filters\n",
+			vf->vf_id);
 
 error_param:
 	/* send the response to the VF */
@@ -1669,8 +1671,8 @@ static int i40e_vc_del_mac_addr_msg(struct i40e_vf *vf, u8 *msg, u16 msglen)
 	for (i = 0; i < al->num_elements; i++) {
 		if (is_broadcast_ether_addr(al->list[i].addr) ||
 		    is_zero_ether_addr(al->list[i].addr)) {
-			dev_err(&pf->pdev->dev, "invalid VF MAC addr %pM\n",
-				al->list[i].addr);
+			dev_err(&pf->pdev->dev, "Invalid MAC addr %pM for VF %d\n",
+				al->list[i].addr, vf->vf_id);
 			ret = I40E_ERR_INVALID_MAC_ADDR;
 			goto error_param;
 		}
@@ -1686,7 +1688,8 @@ static int i40e_vc_del_mac_addr_msg(struct i40e_vf *vf, u8 *msg, u16 msglen)
 
 	/* program the updated filter list */
 	if (i40e_sync_vsi_filters(vsi, false))
-		dev_err(&pf->pdev->dev, "Unable to program VF MAC filters\n");
+		dev_err(&pf->pdev->dev, "Unable to program VF %d MAC filters\n",
+			vf->vf_id);
 
 error_param:
 	/* send the response to the VF */
@@ -1740,8 +1743,8 @@ static int i40e_vc_add_vlan_msg(struct i40e_vf *vf, u8 *msg, u16 msglen)
 
 		if (ret)
 			dev_err(&pf->pdev->dev,
-				"Unable to add VF vlan filter %d, error %d\n",
-				vfl->vlan_id[i], ret);
+				"Unable to add VLAN filter %d for VF %d, error %d\n",
+				vfl->vlan_id[i], vf->vf_id, ret);
 	}
 
 error_param:
@@ -1792,8 +1795,8 @@ static int i40e_vc_remove_vlan_msg(struct i40e_vf *vf, u8 *msg, u16 msglen)
 
 		if (ret)
 			dev_err(&pf->pdev->dev,
-				"Unable to delete VF vlan filter %d, error %d\n",
-				vfl->vlan_id[i], ret);
+				"Unable to delete VLAN filter %d for VF %d, error %d\n",
+				vfl->vlan_id[i], vf->vf_id, ret);
 	}
 
 error_param:
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_virtchnl.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_virtchnl.c
index 32e620e1eb5c..091ef6a8546a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_virtchnl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_virtchnl.c
@@ -724,9 +724,29 @@ void i40evf_virtchnl_completion(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter,
 		return;
 	}
 	if (v_retval) {
-		dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev, "PF returned error %d (%s) to our request %d\n",
-			v_retval, i40evf_stat_str(&adapter->hw, v_retval),
-			v_opcode);
+		switch (v_opcode) {
+		case I40E_VIRTCHNL_OP_ADD_VLAN:
+			dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev, "Failed to add VLAN filter, error %s\n",
+				i40evf_stat_str(&adapter->hw, v_retval));
+			break;
+		case I40E_VIRTCHNL_OP_ADD_ETHER_ADDRESS:
+			dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev, "Failed to add MAC filter, error %s\n",
+				i40evf_stat_str(&adapter->hw, v_retval));
+			break;
+		case I40E_VIRTCHNL_OP_DEL_VLAN:
+			dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev, "Failed to delete VLAN filter, error %s\n",
+				i40evf_stat_str(&adapter->hw, v_retval));
+			break;
+		case I40E_VIRTCHNL_OP_DEL_ETHER_ADDRESS:
+			dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev, "Failed to delete MAC filter, error %s\n",
+				i40evf_stat_str(&adapter->hw, v_retval));
+			break;
+		default:
+			dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev, "PF returned error %d (%s) to our request %d\n",
+				v_retval,
+				i40evf_stat_str(&adapter->hw, v_retval),
+				v_opcode);
+		}
 	}
 	switch (v_opcode) {
 	case I40E_VIRTCHNL_OP_GET_STATS: {