diff --git a/target-i386/cpu.c b/target-i386/cpu.c
index 69f1204..2907fb0 100644
--- a/target-i386/cpu.c
+++ b/target-i386/cpu.c
@@ -1517,6 +1517,7 @@ X86CPU *cpu_x86_init(const char *cpu_model)
 error:
     object_delete(OBJECT(cpu));
     if (error) {
+        error_report("cpu_x86_init: %s", error_get_pretty(error));
         error_free(error);
     }
     return NULL;