1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/common.c b/tools/bpf/bpftool/common.c
index 5215e0870bcb..6a71324be628 100644
--- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/common.c
+++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/common.c
@@ -204,7 +204,11 @@ int do_pin_fd(int fd, const char *name)
         if (err)
                 return err;
 
-        return bpf_obj_pin(fd, name);
+        err = bpf_obj_pin(fd, name);
+        if (err)
+                p_err("can't pin the object (%s): %s", name, strerror(errno));
+
+        return err;
 }
 
 int do_pin_any(int argc, char **argv, int (*get_fd_by_id)(__u32))
@@ -237,7 +241,7 @@ int do_pin_any(int argc, char **argv, int (*get_fd_by_id)(__u32))
 
         fd = get_fd_by_id(id);
         if (fd < 0) {
-                p_err("can't get prog by id (%u): %s", id, strerror(errno));
+                p_err("can't open object by id (%u): %s", id, strerror(errno));
                 return -1;
         }