diff --git a/target-i386/cpu.c b/target-i386/cpu.c
index ee25309..17e98e1 100644
--- a/target-i386/cpu.c
+++ b/target-i386/cpu.c
@@ -1186,6 +1186,7 @@ int cpu_x86_register(X86CPU *cpu, const char *cpu_model)
 
 out:
     if (error_is_set(&error)) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", error_get_pretty(error));
         error_free(error);
         return -1;
     }