diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index e6a273da4559868eed8058bb6738037b7c102fc5..ee1b35fe85726790566534641ebc79b91d7117ee 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -1138,7 +1138,9 @@ static int blk_cloned_rq_check_limits(struct request_queue *q,
 				      struct request *rq)
 {
 	if (blk_rq_sectors(rq) > blk_queue_get_max_sectors(q, req_op(rq))) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: over max size limit.\n", __func__);
+		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: over max size limit. (%u > %u)\n",
+			__func__, blk_rq_sectors(rq),
+			blk_queue_get_max_sectors(q, req_op(rq)));
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
@@ -1150,7 +1152,8 @@ static int blk_cloned_rq_check_limits(struct request_queue *q,
 	 */
 	blk_recalc_rq_segments(rq);
 	if (rq->nr_phys_segments > queue_max_segments(q)) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: over max segments limit.\n", __func__);
+		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: over max segments limit. (%hu > %hu)\n",
+			__func__, rq->nr_phys_segments, queue_max_segments(q));
 		return -EIO;
 	}