diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
index 36a751243..b50f1be15 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_ctrlr.c
@@ -474,6 +474,7 @@ nvme_ctrlr_fail(struct spdk_nvme_ctrlr *ctrlr, bool hot_remove)
 		ctrlr->is_removed = true;
 	}
 	ctrlr->is_failed = true;
+	SPDK_ERRLOG("ctrlr %s in failed state.\n", ctrlr->trid.traddr);
 }
 
 static void