diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index f81c597..c501af6 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@
 	}
 
 	if (!rtd->cpu_dai) {
-		dev_dbg(card->dev, "CPU DAI %s not registered\n",
+		dev_err(card->dev, "CPU DAI %s not registered\n",
 			dai_link->cpu_dai_name);
 		return -EPROBE_DEFER;
 	}
@@ -857,14 +857,14 @@
 		}
 
 		if (!rtd->codec_dai) {
-			dev_dbg(card->dev, "CODEC DAI %s not registered\n",
+			dev_err(card->dev, "CODEC DAI %s not registered\n",
 				dai_link->codec_dai_name);
 			return -EPROBE_DEFER;
 		}
 	}
 
 	if (!rtd->codec) {
-		dev_dbg(card->dev, "CODEC %s not registered\n",
+		dev_err(card->dev, "CODEC %s not registered\n",
 			dai_link->codec_name);
 		return -EPROBE_DEFER;
 	}
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@
 		rtd->platform = platform;
 	}
 	if (!rtd->platform) {
-		dev_dbg(card->dev, "platform %s not registered\n",
+		dev_err(card->dev, "platform %s not registered\n",
 			dai_link->platform_name);
 		return -EPROBE_DEFER;
 	}
@@ -1481,6 +1481,8 @@
 			return 0;
 	}
 
+	dev_err(card->dev, "%s not registered\n", aux_dev->codec_name);
+
 	return -EPROBE_DEFER;
 }