diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/ublk/kublk.c b/tools/testing/selftests/ublk/kublk.c
index d39f166c9dc3..91c282bc7674 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/ublk/kublk.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/ublk/kublk.c
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ static void ublk_ctrl_dump(struct ublk_dev *dev)
 
 	ret = ublk_ctrl_get_params(dev, &p);
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		ublk_err("failed to get params %m\n");
+		ublk_err("failed to get params %d %s\n", ret, strerror(-ret));
 		return;
 	}