--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c
@@ -1223,10 +1223,13 @@ static int ath10k_core_fetch_board_data_
 
 	/* attempt to find boardname in the IE list */
 	ret = ath10k_core_search_bd(ar, boardname, data, len);
+	printk("Trying boardname %s: %d\n", boardname, ret);
 
 	/* if we didn't find it and have a fallback name, try that */
-	if (ret == -ENOENT && fallback_boardname)
+	if (ret == -ENOENT && fallback_boardname) {
 		ret = ath10k_core_search_bd(ar, fallback_boardname, data, len);
+		printk("Falling back to boardname %s: %d\n", fallback_boardname, ret);
+	}
 
 	if (ret == -ENOENT) {
 		ath10k_err(ar,