diff --git a/lib/env_dpdk/pci.c b/lib/env_dpdk/pci.c
index 74859f33a..14e1f0153 100644
--- a/lib/env_dpdk/pci.c
+++ b/lib/env_dpdk/pci.c
@@ -233,6 +233,13 @@ pci_device_rte_dev_event(const char *device_name,
 		TAILQ_FOREACH(dev, &g_pci_devices, internal.tailq) {
 			struct rte_pci_device *rte_dev = dev->dev_handle;
 
+			/* Note: these ERRLOGs are useful for triaging issue #2983. */
+			if (dev->internal.pending_removal || dev->internal.removed) {
+				SPDK_ERRLOG("Received event for device SPDK already tried to remove\n");
+				SPDK_ERRLOG("pending_removal=%d removed=%d\n", dev->internal.pending_removal,
+					    dev->internal.removed);
+			}
+
 			if (strcmp(dpdk_pci_device_get_name(rte_dev), device_name) == 0 &&
 			    !dev->internal.pending_removal) {
 				can_detach = !dev->internal.attached;