diff --git a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
index dba087ad40ea..65e4e887605f 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
@@ -770,8 +770,11 @@ static noinline struct btrfs_device *device_list_add(const char *path,
 					BTRFS_SUPER_FLAG_CHANGING_FSID_V2);
 
 	error = lookup_bdev(path, &path_devt);
-	if (error)
+	if (error) {
+		btrfs_err(NULL, "failed to lookup block device for path %s: %d",
+			  path, error);
 		return ERR_PTR(error);
+	}
 
 	if (fsid_change_in_progress) {
 		if (!has_metadata_uuid)
@@ -836,6 +839,9 @@ static noinline struct btrfs_device *device_list_add(const char *path,
 
 	if (!device) {
 		if (fs_devices->opened) {
+			btrfs_err(NULL,
+		"device %s belongs to fsid %pU, and the fs is already mounted",
+				  path, fs_devices->fsid);
 			mutex_unlock(&fs_devices->device_list_mutex);
 			return ERR_PTR(-EBUSY);
 		}
@@ -910,6 +916,9 @@ static noinline struct btrfs_device *device_list_add(const char *path,
 			 * generation are equal.
 			 */
 			mutex_unlock(&fs_devices->device_list_mutex);
+			btrfs_err(NULL,
+"device %s already registered with a higher generation, found %llu expect %llu",
+				  path, found_transid, device->generation);
 			return ERR_PTR(-EEXIST);
 		}