diff --git a/steam-runtime-tools/utils.c b/steam-runtime-tools/utils.c
index 525a9ccf7f851178ae64aefdfa669c6b1f81361b..3c88a429ac7613c10e5797c8ed6a823dc4efa6a0 100644
--- a/steam-runtime-tools/utils.c
+++ b/steam-runtime-tools/utils.c
@@ -732,7 +732,10 @@ ftw_remove (const gchar *path,
             struct FTW *ftwbuf)
 {
   if (remove (path) < 0)
-    return -1;
+    {
+      g_debug ("Unable to remove %s: %s", path, g_strerror (errno));
+      return -1;
+    }
 
   return 0;
 }