diff --git a/src/libcamera/ipa_module.cpp b/src/libcamera/ipa_module.cpp
index 58e8d1d..5a46ec3 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/ipa_module.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/ipa_module.cpp
@@ -286,6 +286,11 @@ int IPAModule::loadIPAModuleInfo()
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	if (ret)
+		LOG(IPAModule, Error)
+			<< "Error loading IPA module at "
+			<< libPath_;
+
 unmap:
 	munmap(map, soSize);
 close: