diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwil.c b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwil.c
index ded328f80cd1..42da73e26142 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwil.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwil.c
@@ -32,6 +32,76 @@
 
 #define MAX_HEX_DUMP_LEN	64
 
+#ifdef DEBUG
+static const char * const brcmf_fil_errstr[] = {
+	"BCME_OK",
+	"BCME_ERROR",
+	"BCME_BADARG",
+	"BCME_BADOPTION",
+	"BCME_NOTUP",
+	"BCME_NOTDOWN",
+	"BCME_NOTAP",
+	"BCME_NOTSTA",
+	"BCME_BADKEYIDX",
+	"BCME_RADIOOFF",
+	"BCME_NOTBANDLOCKED",
+	"BCME_NOCLK",
+	"BCME_BADRATESET",
+	"BCME_BADBAND",
+	"BCME_BUFTOOSHORT",
+	"BCME_BUFTOOLONG",
+	"BCME_BUSY",
+	"BCME_NOTASSOCIATED",
+	"BCME_BADSSIDLEN",
+	"BCME_OUTOFRANGECHAN",
+	"BCME_BADCHAN",
+	"BCME_BADADDR",
+	"BCME_NORESOURCE",
+	"BCME_UNSUPPORTED",
+	"BCME_BADLEN",
+	"BCME_NOTREADY",
+	"BCME_EPERM",
+	"BCME_NOMEM",
+	"BCME_ASSOCIATED",
+	"BCME_RANGE",
+	"BCME_NOTFOUND",
+	"BCME_WME_NOT_ENABLED",
+	"BCME_TSPEC_NOTFOUND",
+	"BCME_ACM_NOTSUPPORTED",
+	"BCME_NOT_WME_ASSOCIATION",
+	"BCME_SDIO_ERROR",
+	"BCME_DONGLE_DOWN",
+	"BCME_VERSION",
+	"BCME_TXFAIL",
+	"BCME_RXFAIL",
+	"BCME_NODEVICE",
+	"BCME_NMODE_DISABLED",
+	"BCME_NONRESIDENT",
+	"BCME_SCANREJECT",
+	"BCME_USAGE_ERROR",
+	"BCME_IOCTL_ERROR",
+	"BCME_SERIAL_PORT_ERR",
+	"BCME_DISABLED",
+	"BCME_DECERR",
+	"BCME_ENCERR",
+	"BCME_MICERR",
+	"BCME_REPLAY",
+	"BCME_IE_NOTFOUND",
+};
+
+static const char *brcmf_fil_get_errstr(u32 err)
+{
+	if (err >= ARRAY_SIZE(brcmf_fil_errstr))
+		return "(unknown)";
+
+	return brcmf_fil_errstr[err];
+}
+#else
+static const char *brcmf_fil_get_errstr(u32 err)
+{
+	return "";
+}
+#endif /* DEBUG */
 
 static s32
 brcmf_fil_cmd_data(struct brcmf_if *ifp, u32 cmd, void *data, u32 len, bool set)
@@ -54,7 +124,8 @@ brcmf_fil_cmd_data(struct brcmf_if *ifp, u32 cmd, void *data, u32 len, bool set)
 	if (err >= 0)
 		err = 0;
 	else
-		brcmf_dbg(FIL, "Failed err=%d\n", err);
+		brcmf_dbg(FIL, "Failed: %s (%d)\n",
+			  brcmf_fil_get_errstr((u32)(-err)), err);
 
 	return err;
 }