diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/intel-cqm.c b/tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/intel-cqm.c
index 94e0cb7462f95353e30cc3a2ac8d47746f63b853..3e89ba825f6bf3b3f8b15b9110564c63283998b4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/intel-cqm.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/x86/tests/intel-cqm.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ int test__intel_cqm_count_nmi_context(int subtest __maybe_unused)
 
 	ret = parse_events(evlist, "intel_cqm/llc_occupancy/", NULL);
 	if (ret) {
-		pr_debug("parse_events failed\n");
+		pr_debug("parse_events failed, is \"intel_cqm/llc_occupancy/\" available?\n");
 		err = TEST_SKIP;
 		goto out;
 	}