diff --git a/src/plugins/controls/label-freetype/plugin.c b/src/plugins/controls/label-freetype/plugin.c
index 02b6f899..17cb134e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/controls/label-freetype/plugin.c
+++ b/src/plugins/controls/label-freetype/plugin.c
@@ -780,6 +780,8 @@ set_font_for_control (ply_label_plugin_control_t *label,
         if (error) {
                 FT_Done_Face (label->face);
                 label->face = NULL;
+
+                ply_trace ("Could not load font, error %d", error);
                 return;
         }