diff --git a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_device.c b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_device.c
index 3ad59e9b0c4..adbe5c3dafe 100644
--- a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_device.c
+++ b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_device.c
@@ -2933,10 +2933,8 @@ VkResult anv_CreateDevice(
 
    result = vk_device_init(&device->vk, &physical_device->vk,
                            &dispatch_table, pCreateInfo, pAllocator);
-   if (result != VK_SUCCESS) {
-      vk_error(physical_device, result);
+   if (result != VK_SUCCESS)
       goto fail_alloc;
-   }
 
    if (INTEL_DEBUG & DEBUG_BATCH) {
       const unsigned decode_flags =
diff --git a/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_device.c b/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_device.c
index 03be27ff1aa..079d55f64d6 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_device.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_device.c
@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ panvk_CreateDevice(VkPhysicalDevice physicalDevice,
                            pCreateInfo, pAllocator);
    if (result != VK_SUCCESS) {
       vk_free(&device->vk.alloc, device);
-      return vk_errorf(physical_device->instance, result, "vk_device_init failed");
+      return result;
    }
 
    device->instance = physical_device->instance;
diff --git a/src/vulkan/util/vk_device.c b/src/vulkan/util/vk_device.c
index 9b88f14b12a..e3617507bae 100644
--- a/src/vulkan/util/vk_device.c
+++ b/src/vulkan/util/vk_device.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 #include "vk_common_entrypoints.h"
 #include "vk_instance.h"
+#include "vk_log.h"
 #include "vk_physical_device.h"
 #include "vk_queue.h"
 #include "vk_util.h"
@@ -62,14 +63,20 @@ vk_device_init(struct vk_device *device,
       }
 
       if (idx >= VK_DEVICE_EXTENSION_COUNT)
-         return VK_ERROR_EXTENSION_NOT_PRESENT;
+         return vk_errorf(physical_device, VK_ERROR_EXTENSION_NOT_PRESENT,
+                          "%s not supported",
+                          pCreateInfo->ppEnabledExtensionNames[i]);
 
       if (!physical_device->supported_extensions.extensions[idx])
-         return VK_ERROR_EXTENSION_NOT_PRESENT;
+         return vk_errorf(physical_device, VK_ERROR_EXTENSION_NOT_PRESENT,
+                          "%s not supported",
+                          pCreateInfo->ppEnabledExtensionNames[i]);
 
 #ifdef ANDROID
       if (!vk_android_allowed_device_extensions.extensions[idx])
-         return VK_ERROR_EXTENSION_NOT_PRESENT;
+         return vk_errorf(physical_device, VK_ERROR_EXTENSION_NOT_PRESENT,
+                          "%s not supported",
+                          pCreateInfo->ppEnabledExtensionNames[i]);
 #endif
 
       device->enabled_extensions.extensions[idx] = true;