diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hvs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hvs.c
index 2b1147f3b81d..0ae2daa9cfb8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hvs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hvs.c
@@ -441,6 +441,8 @@ vc4_hvs_alloc_dlist_entry(struct vc4_hvs *hvs,
 			  unsigned int channel,
 			  size_t dlist_count)
 {
+	struct vc4_dev *vc4 = hvs->vc4;
+	struct drm_device *dev = &vc4->base;
 	struct vc4_hvs_dlist_allocation *alloc;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int ret;
@@ -458,8 +460,10 @@ vc4_hvs_alloc_dlist_entry(struct vc4_hvs *hvs,
 	ret = drm_mm_insert_node(&hvs->dlist_mm, &alloc->mm_node,
 				 dlist_count);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hvs->mm_lock, flags);
-	if (ret)
+	if (ret) {
+		drm_err(dev, "Failed to allocate DLIST entry: %d\n", ret);
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);
+	}
 
 	alloc->channel = channel;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_plane.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_plane.c
index be227c64029f..495d3caa4c0c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_plane.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_plane.c
@@ -733,7 +733,8 @@ static void vc4_plane_calc_load(struct drm_plane_state *state)
 
 static int vc4_plane_allocate_lbm(struct drm_plane_state *state)
 {
-	struct vc4_dev *vc4 = to_vc4_dev(state->plane->dev);
+	struct drm_device *drm = state->plane->dev;
+	struct vc4_dev *vc4 = to_vc4_dev(drm);
 	struct vc4_plane_state *vc4_state = to_vc4_plane_state(state);
 	unsigned long irqflags;
 	u32 lbm_size;
@@ -759,8 +760,10 @@ static int vc4_plane_allocate_lbm(struct drm_plane_state *state)
 						 0, 0);
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vc4->hvs->mm_lock, irqflags);
 
-		if (ret)
+		if (ret) {
+			drm_err(drm, "Failed to allocate LBM entry: %d\n", ret);
 			return ret;
+		}
 	} else {
 		WARN_ON_ONCE(lbm_size != vc4_state->lbm.size);
 	}