diff --git a/payloads/libpayload/drivers/i8042/keyboard.c b/payloads/libpayload/drivers/i8042/keyboard.c
index 3e5f988c48..48d35a07f7 100644
--- a/payloads/libpayload/drivers/i8042/keyboard.c
+++ b/payloads/libpayload/drivers/i8042/keyboard.c
@@ -319,25 +319,33 @@ void keyboard_init(void)
 
 	/* Set scancode set 1 */
 	ret = keyboard_cmd(I8042_KBCMD_SET_SCANCODE);
-	if (!ret && !CONFIG(LP_PC_KEYBOARD_IGNORE_INIT_FAILURE))
+	if (!ret && !CONFIG(LP_PC_KEYBOARD_IGNORE_INIT_FAILURE)) {
+		printf("ERROR: Keyboard set scancode failed!\n");
 		return;
+	}
 
 	ret = keyboard_cmd(I8042_SCANCODE_SET_1);
-	if (!ret && !CONFIG(LP_PC_KEYBOARD_IGNORE_INIT_FAILURE))
+	if (!ret && !CONFIG(LP_PC_KEYBOARD_IGNORE_INIT_FAILURE)) {
+		printf("ERROR: Keyboard scancode set#1 failed!\n");
 		return;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Set default parameters.
 	 * Fix for broken QEMU ps/2 make scancodes.
 	 */
 	ret = keyboard_cmd(0xf6);
-	if (!ret)
+	if (!ret) {
+		printf("ERROR: Keyboard set default params failed!\n");
 		return;
+	}
 
 	/* Enable scanning */
 	ret = keyboard_cmd(I8042_KBCMD_EN);
-	if (!ret && !CONFIG(LP_PC_KEYBOARD_IGNORE_INIT_FAILURE))
+	if (!ret && !CONFIG(LP_PC_KEYBOARD_IGNORE_INIT_FAILURE)) {
+		printf("ERROR: Keyboard enable scanning failed!\n");
 		return;
+	}
 
 	console_add_input_driver(&cons);
 }