diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/xgmac_mdio.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/xgmac_mdio.c
index d449fcb90199..0c9d55c862ae 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/xgmac_mdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/xgmac_mdio.c
@@ -162,7 +162,9 @@ static int xgmac_mdio_read(struct mii_bus *bus, int phy_id, int regnum)
 
 	/* Return all Fs if nothing was there */
 	if (in_be32(&regs->mdio_stat) & MDIO_STAT_RD_ER) {
-		dev_err(&bus->dev, "MDIO read error\n");
+		dev_err(&bus->dev,
+			"Error while reading PHY%d reg at %d.%d\n",
+			phy_id, dev_addr, regnum);
 		return 0xffff;
 	}