diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index 843b8b1c89d4..8b2f6dd2fc8e 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -865,8 +865,12 @@ static int soc_dai_link_sanity_check(struct snd_soc_card *card,
 		 * Defer card registration if codec component is not added to
 		 * component list.
 		 */
-		if (!soc_find_component(codec))
+		if (!soc_find_component(codec)) {
+			dev_dbg(card->dev,
+				"ASoC: codec component %s not found for link %s\n",
+				codec->name, link->name);
 			return -EPROBE_DEFER;
+		}
 	}
 
 	for_each_link_platforms(link, i, platform) {
@@ -886,8 +890,12 @@ static int soc_dai_link_sanity_check(struct snd_soc_card *card,
 		 * Defer card registration if platform component is not added to
 		 * component list.
 		 */
-		if (!soc_find_component(platform))
+		if (!soc_find_component(platform)) {
+			dev_dbg(card->dev,
+				"ASoC: platform component %s not found for link %s\n",
+				platform->name, link->name);
 			return -EPROBE_DEFER;
+		}
 	}
 
 	for_each_link_cpus(link, i, cpu) {
@@ -908,8 +916,12 @@ static int soc_dai_link_sanity_check(struct snd_soc_card *card,
 		 * component list.
 		 */
 		if ((cpu->of_node || cpu->name) &&
-		    !soc_find_component(cpu))
+		    !soc_find_component(cpu)) {
+			dev_dbg(card->dev,
+				"ASoC: cpu component %s not found for link %s\n",
+				cpu->name, link->name);
 			return -EPROBE_DEFER;
+		}
 
 		/*
 		 * At least one of CPU DAI name or CPU device name/node must be