diff --git a/migration/savevm.c b/migration/savevm.c
index fdd15fa0a7..7a55023d1a 100644
--- a/migration/savevm.c
+++ b/migration/savevm.c
@@ -1157,6 +1157,8 @@ int qemu_savevm_state_complete_precopy(QEMUFile *f, bool iterable_only,
          * bdrv_invalidate_cache_all() on the other end won't fail. */
         ret = bdrv_inactivate_all();
         if (ret) {
+            error_report("%s: bdrv_inactivate_all() failed (%d)",
+                         __func__, ret);
             qemu_file_set_error(f, ret);
             return ret;
         }