diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
index 66c87be4ebb2..f231fa2a3dcd 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
@@ -2481,6 +2481,7 @@ parse_field(struct hist_trigger_data *hist_data, struct trace_event_file *file,
 	else {
 		field = trace_find_event_field(file->event_call, field_name);
 		if (!field || !field->size) {
+			hist_err("Couldn't find field: ", field_name);
 			field = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 			goto out;
 		}