diff --git a/src/northbridge/intel/x4x/raminit_ddr23.c b/src/northbridge/intel/x4x/raminit_ddr23.c
index 3741c26a5d..e466d64b64 100644
--- a/src/northbridge/intel/x4x/raminit_ddr23.c
+++ b/src/northbridge/intel/x4x/raminit_ddr23.c
@@ -895,6 +895,7 @@ static void program_dll(struct sysinfo *s)
 	if (j < 2) {
 		MCHBAR8_AND(0x1c8, ~0x1f);
 		async = 1;
+		printk(BIOS_NOTICE, "HMC failed, using async mode\n");
 	}
 
 	switch (s->selected_timings.mem_clk) {