diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_state.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_state.c
index 507cfccc1be7..70aa9603e368 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_state.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_state.c
@@ -1730,7 +1730,13 @@ _conn_request_state(struct drbd_tconn *tconn, union drbd_state mask, union drbd_
 		conn_err(tconn, "Could not kmalloc an acscw\n");
 	}
 
-abort:
+	return rv;
+ abort:
+	if (flags & CS_VERBOSE) {
+		conn_err(tconn, "State change failed: %s\n", drbd_set_st_err_str(rv));
+		conn_err(tconn, " state = { cs:%s }\n", drbd_conn_str(oc));
+		conn_err(tconn, "wanted = { cs:%s }\n", drbd_conn_str(val.conn));
+	}
 	return rv;
 }