diff --git a/drivers/base/power/domain.c b/drivers/base/power/domain.c
index 55a10e6d4e2a7..ead135c7044c6 100644
--- a/drivers/base/power/domain.c
+++ b/drivers/base/power/domain.c
@@ -2085,8 +2085,10 @@ int pm_genpd_init(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd,
 
 	/* Always-on domains must be powered on at initialization. */
 	if ((genpd_is_always_on(genpd) || genpd_is_rpm_always_on(genpd)) &&
-			!genpd_status_on(genpd))
+			!genpd_status_on(genpd)) {
+		pr_err("always-on PM domain %s is not on\n", genpd->name);
 		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
 	/* Multiple states but no governor doesn't make sense. */
 	if (!gov && genpd->state_count > 1)