diff --git a/env/io_posix.cc b/env/io_posix.cc
index d28d0da99b7..8380491a021 100644
--- a/env/io_posix.cc
+++ b/env/io_posix.cc
@@ -1096,7 +1096,6 @@ IOStatus PosixRandomAccessFile::ReadAsync(
 
   // Init failed, platform doesn't support io_uring.
   if (iu == nullptr) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "failed to init io_uring\n");
     return IOStatus::NotSupported("ReadAsync: failed to init io_uring");
   }
 
diff --git a/env/io_posix.h b/env/io_posix.h
index b660466ea69..7fcc4e64bd5 100644
--- a/env/io_posix.h
+++ b/env/io_posix.h
@@ -10,8 +10,13 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #if defined(ROCKSDB_IOURING_PRESENT)
 #include <liburing.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
 #include <sys/uio.h>
 
+#include <cstdio>
+
+#include "util/string_util.h"
+
 // Compatibility defines for io_uring flags that may not be present in older
 // kernel headers. These values are fixed and won't change, so it's safe to
 // define them even if the running kernel doesn't support them.
@@ -341,6 +346,9 @@ inline struct io_uring* CreateIOUring() {
   flags |= IORING_SETUP_DEFER_TASKRUN;
   int ret = io_uring_queue_init(kIoUringDepth, new_io_uring, flags);
   if (ret) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "CreateIOUring failed: %s (errno=%d), thread=%lu\n",
+            errnoStr(-ret).c_str(), -ret,
+            static_cast<unsigned long>(pthread_self()));
     delete new_io_uring;
     new_io_uring = nullptr;
   }