diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/auth.c b/drivers/nvme/target/auth.c
index 1f7d492c4dc2..e900525b7866 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/auth.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/auth.c
@@ -284,9 +284,9 @@ int nvmet_auth_host_hash(struct nvmet_req *req, u8 *response,
 	}
 
 	if (shash_len != crypto_shash_digestsize(shash_tfm)) {
-		pr_debug("%s: hash len mismatch (len %d digest %d)\n",
-			 __func__, shash_len,
-			 crypto_shash_digestsize(shash_tfm));
+		pr_err("%s: hash len mismatch (len %d digest %d)\n",
+			__func__, shash_len,
+			crypto_shash_digestsize(shash_tfm));
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto out_free_tfm;
 	}