diff --git a/libretro-common/cdrom/cdrom.c b/libretro-common/cdrom/cdrom.c
index dbf24b8a4d..f358ad044f 100644
--- a/libretro-common/cdrom/cdrom.c
+++ b/libretro-common/cdrom/cdrom.c
@@ -1329,6 +1329,7 @@ struct string_list* cdrom_get_available_drives(void)
 #if defined(__linux__) && !defined(ANDROID)
    struct string_list *dir_list = dir_list_new("/dev", NULL, false, false, false, false);
    int i;
+   bool found = false;
 
    if (!dir_list)
       return list;
@@ -1345,6 +1346,8 @@ struct string_list* cdrom_get_available_drives(void)
          libretro_vfs_implementation_file *stream;
          bool is_cdrom = false;
 
+         found = true;
+
          if (!file)
             continue;
 
@@ -1369,6 +1372,14 @@ struct string_list* cdrom_get_available_drives(void)
       }
    }
 
+   if (!found)
+   {
+#ifdef CDROM_DEBUG
+      printf("[CDROM] No sg devices found. Is the sg kernel module loaded?\n");
+      fflush(stdout);
+#endif
+   }
+
    string_list_free(dir_list);
 #endif
 #if defined(_WIN32) && !defined(_XBOX)