diff --git a/projects/clr/rocclr/device/rocm/roccounters.cpp b/projects/clr/rocclr/device/rocm/roccounters.cpp
index 5f75a3c0af..c10ae9896e 100644
--- a/projects/clr/rocclr/device/rocm/roccounters.cpp
+++ b/projects/clr/rocclr/device/rocm/roccounters.cpp
@@ -536,6 +536,7 @@ bool PerfCounterProfile::initialize() {
   profile_.output_buffer = {nullptr, 0};
 
   if (api_.hsa_ven_amd_aqlprofile_start(&profile_, nullptr) != HSA_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+    LogError("Start hsa aql profile counter failed");
     return false;
   }
 
@@ -553,6 +554,7 @@ bool PerfCounterProfile::initialize() {
       profile_.command_buffer.ptr = buf_ptr;
     }
     else {
+      LogError("Failed to allocate profile counter command buffer");
       return false;
     }
   }
@@ -570,12 +572,14 @@ bool PerfCounterProfile::initialize() {
     }
     else {
       roc_device_.hostFree(profile_.command_buffer.ptr, profile_.command_buffer.size);
+      LogError("Failed to allocate profile counter output buffer");
       return false;
     }
   }
 
   // create the completion signal
   if (hsa_signal_create(1, 0, nullptr, &completionSignal_) != HSA_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+    LogError("Failed to create signal for profile counter");
     return false;
   }
 
diff --git a/projects/clr/rocclr/device/rocm/roccounters.hpp b/projects/clr/rocclr/device/rocm/roccounters.hpp
index 45ebbe6632..494d3e07b6 100644
--- a/projects/clr/rocclr/device/rocm/roccounters.hpp
+++ b/projects/clr/rocclr/device/rocm/roccounters.hpp
@@ -119,14 +119,20 @@ class PerfCounterProfile : public amd::ReferenceCountedObject {
     hsa_agent_t agent = roc_device_.getBackendDevice();
     bool system_support, agent_support;
     hsa_system_extension_supported(HSA_EXTENSION_AMD_AQLPROFILE, 1, 0, &system_support);
+    if (!system_support) {
+      LogError("HSA system does not support profile counter");
+      return false;
+    }
     hsa_agent_extension_supported(HSA_EXTENSION_AMD_AQLPROFILE, agent, 1, 0, &agent_support);
-    if (!system_support || !agent_support) {
+    if (!agent_support) {
+      LogError ("HSA agent does not support profile counter");
       return false;
     }
 
     if (hsa_system_get_major_extension_table(HSA_EXTENSION_AMD_AQLPROFILE,
         hsa_ven_amd_aqlprofile_VERSION_MAJOR, sizeof(hsa_ven_amd_aqlprofile_pfn_t),
         &api_) != HSA_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+      LogError ("Failed to obtain aql profile extension function table");
       return false;
     }