diff --git a/src/vulkan/wsi/wsi_common_display.c b/src/vulkan/wsi/wsi_common_display.c
index 575837aa06b..b445e74494a 100644
--- a/src/vulkan/wsi/wsi_common_display.c
+++ b/src/vulkan/wsi/wsi_common_display.c
@@ -2847,6 +2847,7 @@ _wsi_display_queue_next(struct wsi_swapchain *drv_chain)
       if (ret != -EACCES) {
          connector->active = false;
          image->state = WSI_IMAGE_IDLE;
+         wsi_display_debug("drm_atomic_commit error: %s\n", strerror(-ret));
          wsi_display_surface_error(chain, VK_ERROR_SURFACE_LOST_KHR);
          return VK_ERROR_SURFACE_LOST_KHR;
       }
@@ -2854,6 +2855,7 @@ _wsi_display_queue_next(struct wsi_swapchain *drv_chain)
       /* Some other VT is currently active. Sit here waiting for
        * our VT to become active again by polling once a second
        */
+      wsi_display_debug("waiting for VT\n");
       usleep(1000 * 1000);
       connector->active = false;
    }