diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/hws/cmd.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/hws/cmd.c
index 8fae90101653..2cdc03421433 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/hws/cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/steering/hws/cmd.c
@@ -611,9 +611,11 @@ int mlx5hws_cmd_stc_modify(struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev,
 
 	ret = mlx5_cmd_exec(mdev, in, sizeof(in), out, sizeof(out));
 	if (ret)
-		mlx5_core_err(mdev, "Failed to modify STC FW action_type %d\n",
-			      stc_attr->action_type);
-
+		mlx5_core_err(mdev,
+			      "Failed to modify STC action_type %d, err %d, syndrome 0x%x\n",
+			      stc_attr->action_type, ret,
+			      MLX5_GET(general_obj_out_cmd_hdr,
+				       out, syndrome));
 	return ret;
 }