diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
index 9085bed107fd..9a7616aa6889 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
@@ -3602,6 +3602,7 @@ static int nvme_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 	nvme_uninit_ctrl(&dev->ctrl);
 out_put_ctrl:
 	nvme_put_ctrl(&dev->ctrl);
+	dev_err_probe(&pdev->dev, result, "probe failed\n");
 	return result;
 }