diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-backend.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-backend.c
index 65a42944d090..f9da635cdfea 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-backend.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-backend.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/property.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/stringify.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
 #include <linux/iio/backend.h>
@@ -111,6 +112,9 @@ static DEFINE_MUTEX(iio_back_lock);
 	__ret = iio_backend_check_op(__back, op);		\
 	if (!__ret)						\
 		__back->ops->op(__back, ##args);		\
+	else							\
+		dev_dbg(__back->dev, "Op(%s) not implemented\n",\
+			__stringify(op));			\
 }
 
 /**