diff --git a/src/hidpp10.c b/src/hidpp10.c
index ff278bf4..553dc438 100644
--- a/src/hidpp10.c
+++ b/src/hidpp10.c
@@ -1198,8 +1198,10 @@ hidpp10_onboard_profiles_parse_macro(struct hidpp10_device *device,
 	hidpp_log_raw(&device->base, "*** macro starts at (0x%02x, 0x%04x) ***\n", page, offset);
 
 	rc = hidpp10_onboard_profiles_read_macro(device, page, offset, &macro);
-	if (rc)
+	if (rc) {
+		hidpp_log_raw(&device->base, "hidpp10: failed to read macro\n");
 		return rc;
+	}
 
 	count = rc;