diff --git a/block/nvme.c b/block/nvme.c
index 80546b0bab..abfe305baf 100644
--- a/block/nvme.c
+++ b/block/nvme.c
@@ -1019,6 +1019,7 @@ static coroutine_fn int nvme_cmd_map_qiov(BlockDriverState *bs, NvmeCmd *cmd,
     uint64_t *pagelist = req->prp_list_page;
     int i, j, r;
     int entries = 0;
+    Error *local_err = NULL, **errp = NULL;
 
     assert(qiov->size);
     assert(QEMU_IS_ALIGNED(qiov->size, s->page_size));
@@ -1031,7 +1032,7 @@ static coroutine_fn int nvme_cmd_map_qiov(BlockDriverState *bs, NvmeCmd *cmd,
 try_map:
         r = qemu_vfio_dma_map(s->vfio,
                               qiov->iov[i].iov_base,
-                              len, true, &iova, NULL);
+                              len, true, &iova, errp);
         if (r == -ENOSPC) {
             /*
              * In addition to the -ENOMEM error, the VFIO_IOMMU_MAP_DMA
@@ -1066,6 +1067,8 @@ try_map:
                     goto fail;
                 }
             }
+            errp = &local_err;
+
             goto try_map;
         }
         if (r) {
@@ -1109,6 +1112,9 @@ fail:
      * because they are already mapped before calling this function; for
      * temporary mappings, a later nvme_cmd_(un)map_qiov will reclaim by
      * calling qemu_vfio_dma_reset_temporary when necessary. */
+    if (local_err) {
+        error_reportf_err(local_err, "Cannot map buffer for DMA: ");
+    }
     return r;
 }