diff --git a/src/systemcmds/sd_bench/sd_bench.c b/src/systemcmds/sd_bench/sd_bench.c
index 6cba81994d..b15c6b5371 100644
--- a/src/systemcmds/sd_bench/sd_bench.c
+++ b/src/systemcmds/sd_bench/sd_bench.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 
 #include <px4_platform_common/px4_config.h>
 #include <px4_platform_common/module.h>
@@ -226,7 +227,7 @@ void write_test(int fd, sdb_config_t *cfg, uint8_t *block, int block_size)
 			}
 
 			if ((int)written != block_size) {
-				PX4_ERR("Write error");
+				PX4_ERR("Write error: %d", errno);
 				return;
 			}