diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.c b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.c
index 14ae0a9c5d3d8..5651f7869c167 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_base.c
@@ -2594,8 +2594,12 @@ _base_check_pcie_native_sgl(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,
 
 	/* Get the SG list pointer and info. */
 	sges_left = scsi_dma_map(scmd);
-	if (sges_left < 0)
+	if (sges_left < 0) {
+		sdev_printk(KERN_ERR, scmd->device,
+			"scsi_dma_map failed: request for %d bytes!\n",
+			scsi_bufflen(scmd));
 		return 1;
+	}
 
 	/* Check if we need to build a native SG list. */
 	if (!base_is_prp_possible(ioc, pcie_device,
@@ -2702,8 +2706,12 @@ _base_build_sg_scmd(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,
 
 	sg_scmd = scsi_sglist(scmd);
 	sges_left = scsi_dma_map(scmd);
-	if (sges_left < 0)
+	if (sges_left < 0) {
+		sdev_printk(KERN_ERR, scmd->device,
+		 "scsi_dma_map failed: request for %d bytes!\n",
+		 scsi_bufflen(scmd));
 		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
 
 	sg_local = &mpi_request->SGL;
 	sges_in_segment = ioc->max_sges_in_main_message;
@@ -2846,8 +2854,12 @@ _base_build_sg_scmd_ieee(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc,
 
 	sg_scmd = scsi_sglist(scmd);
 	sges_left = scsi_dma_map(scmd);
-	if (sges_left < 0)
+	if (sges_left < 0) {
+		sdev_printk(KERN_ERR, scmd->device,
+			"scsi_dma_map failed: request for %d bytes!\n",
+			scsi_bufflen(scmd));
 		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
 
 	sg_local = &mpi_request->SGL;
 	sges_in_segment = (ioc->request_sz -