diff --git a/cmds-restore.c b/cmds-restore.c
index 38a131e8..b52d5c8b 100644
--- a/cmds-restore.c
+++ b/cmds-restore.c
@@ -840,6 +840,8 @@ static int search_dir(struct btrfs_root *root, struct btrfs_key *key,
 			ret = copy_file(root, fd, &location, path_name);
 			close(fd);
 			if (ret) {
+				fprintf(stderr, "Error copying data for %s\n",
+					path_name);
 				if (ignore_errors)
 					goto next;
 				btrfs_free_path(path);
@@ -917,6 +919,8 @@ static int search_dir(struct btrfs_root *root, struct btrfs_key *key,
 					 output_rootdir, dir, mreg);
 			free(dir);
 			if (ret) {
+				fprintf(stderr, "Error searching %s\n",
+					path_name);
 				if (ignore_errors)
 					goto next;
 				btrfs_free_path(path);