diff --git a/src/libcamera/base/event_dispatcher_poll.cpp b/src/libcamera/base/event_dispatcher_poll.cpp
index 8ee22d5adcc4..20cc6e617189 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/base/event_dispatcher_poll.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/base/event_dispatcher_poll.cpp
@@ -214,7 +214,8 @@ int EventDispatcherPoll::poll(std::vector<struct pollfd> *pollfds)
 			timeout = { 0, 0 };
 
 		LOG(Event, Debug)
-			<< "timeout " << timeout.tv_sec << "."
+			<< "timeout " << nextTimer << " "
+			<< timeout.tv_sec << "."
 			<< std::setfill('0') << std::setw(9)
 			<< timeout.tv_nsec;
 	}
diff --git a/src/libcamera/base/timer.cpp b/src/libcamera/base/timer.cpp
index 9c54352d46bd..187336e3a1a4 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/base/timer.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/base/timer.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ void Timer::start(std::chrono::milliseconds duration)
 void Timer::start(std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point deadline)
 {
 	if (Thread::current() != thread()) {
-		LOG(Timer, Error) << "Timer can't be started from another thread";
+		LOG(Timer, Error) << "Timer " << this << " << can't be started from another thread";
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ void Timer::stop()
 		return;
 
 	if (Thread::current() != thread()) {
-		LOG(Timer, Error) << "Timer can't be stopped from another thread";
+		LOG(Timer, Error) << "Timer " << this << " can't be stopped from another thread";
 		return;
 	}