diff --git a/fs/debugfs/inode.c b/fs/debugfs/inode.c
index 7f43c8acfcbf..5836312269e0 100644
--- a/fs/debugfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/debugfs/inode.c
@@ -311,8 +311,13 @@ static struct dentry *start_creating(const char *name, struct dentry *parent)
 	inode_lock(d_inode(parent));
 	dentry = lookup_one_len(name, parent, strlen(name));
 	if (!IS_ERR(dentry) && d_really_is_positive(dentry)) {
+		if (d_is_dir(dentry))
+			pr_err("Directory '%s' with parent '%s' already present!\n",
+			       name, parent->d_name.name);
+		else
+			pr_err("File '%s' in directory '%s' already present!\n",
+			       name, parent->d_name.name);
 		dput(dentry);
-		pr_err("File '%s' already present!\n", name);
 		dentry = ERR_PTR(-EEXIST);
 	}