diff --git a/render/vulkan/renderer.c b/render/vulkan/renderer.c
index 52c87e9e2..88f690bbc 100644
--- a/render/vulkan/renderer.c
+++ b/render/vulkan/renderer.c
@@ -1278,7 +1278,7 @@ bool vulkan_read_pixels(struct wlr_vk_renderer *vk_renderer,
 		};
 		res = vkCreateImage(dev, &image_create_info, NULL, &dst_image);
 		if (res != VK_SUCCESS) {
-			wlr_vk_error("vkCreateImage", res);
+			wlr_vk_error("vkCreateImage failed", res);
 			return false;
 		}
 
diff --git a/render/vulkan/texture.c b/render/vulkan/texture.c
index d769a0b9e..f30288d61 100644
--- a/render/vulkan/texture.c
+++ b/render/vulkan/texture.c
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ VkImage vulkan_import_dmabuf(struct wlr_vk_renderer *renderer,
 	VkImage image;
 	res = vkCreateImage(dev, &img_info, NULL, &image);
 	if (res != VK_SUCCESS) {
-		wlr_vk_error("vkCreateImage", res);
+		wlr_vk_error("vkCreateImage failed", res);
 		return VK_NULL_HANDLE;
 	}