diff --git a/plugins/amdgpu/amdgpu_plugin.c b/plugins/amdgpu/amdgpu_plugin.c
index 2f63dcfa3..f2d1bcf44 100644
--- a/plugins/amdgpu/amdgpu_plugin.c
+++ b/plugins/amdgpu/amdgpu_plugin.c
@@ -1599,7 +1599,8 @@ static int restore_devices(struct kfd_ioctl_criu_args *args, CriuKfd *e)
 
 		drm_fd = node_get_drm_render_device(tp_node);
 		if (drm_fd < 0) {
-			pr_perror("Can't open drm render fd %d", tp_node->drm_render_minor);
+			pr_err("Can't open drm render fd for minor %d - %s",
+			       tp_node->drm_render_minor, strerror(-drm_fd));
 			goto exit;
 		} else {
 			pr_info("passing drm render fd = %d to driver\n", drm_fd);
@@ -1907,7 +1908,8 @@ int amdgpu_plugin_restore_file(int id, bool *retry_needed)
 
 		fd = node_get_drm_render_device(tp_node);
 		if (fd < 0) {
-			pr_err("Failed to open render device (minor:%d)\n", tp_node->drm_render_minor);
+			pr_err("Failed to open render device (minor:%d) - %s\n",
+			       tp_node->drm_render_minor, strerror(-fd));
 			return -1;
 		}
 
@@ -2201,9 +2203,8 @@ int init_dev(int dev_minor, amdgpu_device_handle *h_dev, uint64_t *max_copy_size
 	struct amdgpu_gpu_info gpu_info = { 0 };
 
 	drm_fd = open_drm_render_device(dev_minor);
-	if (drm_fd < 0) {
+	if (drm_fd < 0)
 		return drm_fd;
-	}
 
 	ret = amdgpu_device_initialize(drm_fd, &major, &minor, h_dev);
 	if (ret) {
diff --git a/plugins/amdgpu/amdgpu_plugin_topology.c b/plugins/amdgpu/amdgpu_plugin_topology.c
index 730f2e028..c576cdfa4 100644
--- a/plugins/amdgpu/amdgpu_plugin_topology.c
+++ b/plugins/amdgpu/amdgpu_plugin_topology.c
@@ -51,31 +51,30 @@ int open_drm_render_device(int minor)
 	int fd, ret_fd;
 
 	if (minor < DRM_FIRST_RENDER_NODE || minor > DRM_LAST_RENDER_NODE) {
-		pr_perror("DRM render minor %d out of range [%d, %d]", minor, DRM_FIRST_RENDER_NODE,
-			  DRM_LAST_RENDER_NODE);
+		pr_err("DRM render minor %d out of range [%d, %d]",
+			   minor, DRM_FIRST_RENDER_NODE, DRM_LAST_RENDER_NODE);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "/dev/dri/renderD%d", minor);
 	fd = open(path, O_RDWR | O_CLOEXEC);
 	if (fd < 0) {
-		if (errno != ENOENT && errno != EPERM) {
-			pr_err("Failed to open %s: %s\n", path, strerror(errno));
-			if (errno == EACCES)
-				pr_err("Check user is in \"video\" group\n");
-		}
-		return -EBADFD;
+		fd = -errno;
+		pr_perror("Failed to open %s", path);
+		return fd;
 	}
 
 	if (fd_next < 0)
 		return fd;
 
 	ret_fd = fcntl(fd, F_DUPFD, fd_next++);
+	if (ret_fd < 0) {
+		ret_fd = -errno;
+		pr_perror("Failed to duplicate fd for minor:%d (fd_next:%d)",
+				  minor, fd_next);
+	}
 	close(fd);
 
-	if (ret_fd < 0)
-		pr_perror("Failed to duplicate fd for minor:%d (fd_next:%d)", minor, fd_next);
-
 	return ret_fd;
 }