diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
index 2988f69f673e..ae2fd975b782 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@ int native_cpu_up(unsigned int cpu, struct task_struct *tidle)
 
 	err = do_boot_cpu(apicid, cpu, tidle);
 	if (err) {
-		pr_debug("do_boot_cpu failed %d\n", err);
+		pr_err("do_boot_cpu failed(%d) to wakeup CPU#%u\n", err, cpu);
 		return -EIO;
 	}