diff --git a/src/logging.cpp b/src/logging.cpp
index 2a55d3665..87756fb4c 100644
--- a/src/logging.cpp
+++ b/src/logging.cpp
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ void BCLog::Logger::ShrinkDebugFile()
         // Restart the file with some of the end
         std::vector<char> vch(RECENT_DEBUG_HISTORY_SIZE, 0);
         if (fseek(file, -((long)vch.size()), SEEK_END)) {
+            LogPrintf("Failed to shrink debug log file: fseek(...) failed\n");
             fclose(file);
             return;
         }