diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-simple.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-simple.c
index d8acc4d660fd..68553c28c802 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-simple.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-simple.c
@@ -799,8 +799,11 @@ static int panel_simple_probe(struct device *dev, const struct panel_desc *desc)
 	}
 
 	panel->supply = devm_regulator_get(dev, "power");
-	if (IS_ERR(panel->supply))
-		return PTR_ERR(panel->supply);
+	if (IS_ERR(panel->supply)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(panel->supply);
+		dev_err(dev, "failed to get power regulator: %d\n", err);
+		return err;
+	}
 
 	panel->enable_gpio = devm_gpiod_get_optional(dev, "enable", GPIOD_ASIS);
 	if (IS_ERR(panel->enable_gpio)) {
@@ -831,8 +834,11 @@ static int panel_simple_probe(struct device *dev, const struct panel_desc *desc)
 		panel->ddc = of_find_i2c_adapter_by_node(ddc);
 		of_node_put(ddc);
 
-		if (!panel->ddc)
-			return -EPROBE_DEFER;
+		if (!panel->ddc) {
+			err = -EPROBE_DEFER;
+			dev_err(dev, "failed to find ddc-i2c-bus: %d\n", err);
+			return err;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (desc == &panel_dpi) {
@@ -904,8 +910,10 @@ static int panel_simple_probe(struct device *dev, const struct panel_desc *desc)
 	drm_panel_init(&panel->base, dev, &panel_simple_funcs, connector_type);
 
 	err = drm_panel_of_backlight(&panel->base);
-	if (err)
+	if (err) {
+		dev_err(dev, "failed to find backlight: %d\n", err);
 		goto free_ddc;
+	}
 
 	drm_panel_add(&panel->base);