diff --git a/test/test-functions b/test/test-functions
index c58b009b9bb..2d1d15c389c 100644
--- a/test/test-functions
+++ b/test/test-functions
@@ -2358,6 +2358,8 @@ inst() {
     for fun in inst_symlink inst_script inst_binary inst_simple; do
         "$fun" "$@" && return 0
     done
+
+    dwarn "Failed to install '$1'"
     return 1
 }