diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index 30204e62497c..f0a66fec4fa7 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ static void __fwnode_link_del(struct fwnode_link *link)
  */
 static void __fwnode_link_cycle(struct fwnode_link *link)
 {
-	pr_debug("%pfwf: Relaxing link with %pfwf\n",
+	pr_debug("%pfwf: cycle: depends on %pfwf\n",
 		 link->consumer, link->supplier);
 	link->flags |= FWLINK_FLAG_CYCLE;
 }
@@ -1956,6 +1956,7 @@ static bool __fw_devlink_relax_cycles(struct device *con,
 
 	/* Termination condition. */
 	if (sup_dev == con) {
+		pr_debug("----- cycle: start -----\n");
 		ret = true;
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -1987,8 +1988,11 @@ static bool __fw_devlink_relax_cycles(struct device *con,
 	else
 		par_dev = fwnode_get_next_parent_dev(sup_handle);
 
-	if (par_dev && __fw_devlink_relax_cycles(con, par_dev->fwnode))
+	if (par_dev && __fw_devlink_relax_cycles(con, par_dev->fwnode)) {
+		pr_debug("%pfwf: cycle: child of %pfwf\n", sup_handle,
+			 par_dev->fwnode);
 		ret = true;
+	}
 
 	if (!sup_dev)
 		goto out;
@@ -2004,6 +2008,8 @@ static bool __fw_devlink_relax_cycles(struct device *con,
 
 		if (__fw_devlink_relax_cycles(con,
 					      dev_link->supplier->fwnode)) {
+			pr_debug("%pfwf: cycle: depends on %pfwf\n", sup_handle,
+				 dev_link->supplier->fwnode);
 			fw_devlink_relax_link(dev_link);
 			dev_link->flags |= DL_FLAG_CYCLE;
 			ret = true;
@@ -2083,6 +2089,7 @@ static int fw_devlink_create_devlink(struct device *con,
 		if (__fw_devlink_relax_cycles(con, sup_handle)) {
 			__fwnode_link_cycle(link);
 			flags = fw_devlink_get_flags(link->flags);
+			pr_debug("----- cycle: end -----\n");
 			dev_info(con, "Fixed dependency cycle(s) with %pfwf\n",
 				 sup_handle);
 		}