diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kexec-bzimage64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kexec-bzimage64.c
index 5630c7dca1f3..7e980ea49d8d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/kexec-bzimage64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kexec-bzimage64.c
@@ -525,12 +525,8 @@ static void *bzImage64_load(struct kimage *image, char *kernel,
 		if (ret)
 			return ERR_PTR(ret);
 		ret = crash_load_dm_crypt_keys(image);
-		if (ret == -ENOENT) {
-			kexec_dprintk("No dm crypt key to load\n");
-		} else if (ret) {
-			pr_err("Failed to load dm crypt keys\n");
+		if (ret)
 			return ERR_PTR(ret);
-		}
 		if (image->dm_crypt_keys_addr &&
 		    cmdline_len + MAX_ELFCOREHDR_STR_LEN + MAX_DMCRYPTKEYS_STR_LEN >
 			    header->cmdline_size) {
diff --git a/kernel/crash_dump_dm_crypt.c b/kernel/crash_dump_dm_crypt.c
index 8638b821ce58..cb875ddb6ba6 100644
--- a/kernel/crash_dump_dm_crypt.c
+++ b/kernel/crash_dump_dm_crypt.c
@@ -415,14 +415,16 @@ int crash_load_dm_crypt_keys(struct kimage *image)
 
 	if (key_count <= 0) {
 		kexec_dprintk("No dm-crypt keys\n");
-		return -ENOENT;
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	if (!is_dm_key_reused) {
 		image->dm_crypt_keys_addr = 0;
 		r = build_keys_header();
-		if (r)
+		if (r) {
+			pr_err("Failed to build dm-crypt keys header, ret=%d\n", r);
 			return r;
+		}
 	}
 
 	kbuf.buffer = keys_header;
@@ -433,6 +435,7 @@ int crash_load_dm_crypt_keys(struct kimage *image)
 	kbuf.mem = KEXEC_BUF_MEM_UNKNOWN;
 	r = kexec_add_buffer(&kbuf);
 	if (r) {
+		pr_err("Failed to call kexec_add_buffer, ret=%d\n", r);
 		kvfree((void *)kbuf.buffer);
 		return r;
 	}