1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/arch/mips/oprofile/op_model_mipsxx.c b/arch/mips/oprofile/op_model_mipsxx.c
index a4a4aa99ab03..d97bbff031e5 100644
--- a/arch/mips/oprofile/op_model_mipsxx.c
+++ b/arch/mips/oprofile/op_model_mipsxx.c
@@ -180,8 +180,10 @@ static int __init mipsxx_init(void)
         int counters;
 
         counters = n_counters();
-        if (counters == 0)
+        if (counters == 0) {
+                printk(KERN_ERR "Oprofile: CPU has no performance counters\n");
                 return -ENODEV;
+        }
 
         reset_counters(counters);