diff --git a/deps/libui/win32/init.cpp b/deps/libui/win32/init.cpp
index 46ce0aaf06..a075060ca6 100644
--- a/deps/libui/win32/init.cpp
+++ b/deps/libui/win32/init.cpp
@@ -97,46 +97,79 @@ const char *uiInit(uiInitOptions *o)
 	ZeroMemory(&ncm, sizeof (NONCLIENTMETRICSW));
 	ncm.cbSize = sizeof (NONCLIENTMETRICSW);
 	if (SystemParametersInfoW(SPI_GETNONCLIENTMETRICS, sizeof (NONCLIENTMETRICSW), &ncm, sizeof (NONCLIENTMETRICSW)) == 0)
+   {
+      RARCH_ERR("Error getting default fonts.\n");
 		return ieLastErr("getting default fonts");
+   }
 	hMessageFont = CreateFontIndirectW(&(ncm.lfMessageFont));
 	if (hMessageFont == NULL)
+   {
+      RARCH_ERR("loading default messagebox font; this is the default UI font\n");
 		return ieLastErr("loading default messagebox font; this is the default UI font");
+   }
 
 	if (initContainer(hDefaultIcon, hDefaultCursor) == 0)
+   {
+      RARCH_ERR("initializing uiWindowsMakeContainer() window class\n");
 		return ieLastErr("initializing uiWindowsMakeContainer() window class");
+   }
 
 	hollowBrush = (HBRUSH) GetStockObject(HOLLOW_BRUSH);
 	if (hollowBrush == NULL)
+   {
+      RARCH_ERR("getting hollow brush\n");
 		return ieLastErr("getting hollow brush");
+   }
 
 	ZeroMemory(&icc, sizeof (INITCOMMONCONTROLSEX));
 	icc.dwSize = sizeof (INITCOMMONCONTROLSEX);
 	icc.dwICC = wantedICCClasses;
 	if (InitCommonControlsEx(&icc) == 0)
+   {
+      RARCH_ERR("initializing Common Controls\n");
 		return ieLastErr("initializing Common Controls");
+   }
 
 	hr = CoInitialize(NULL);
 	if (hr != S_OK && hr != S_FALSE)
+   {
+      RARCH_ERR("initializing COM\n");
 		return ieHRESULT("initializing COM", hr);
+   }
 	// LONGTERM initialize COM security
 	// LONGTERM (windows vista) turn off COM exception handling
 
 	hr = initDraw();
 	if (hr != S_OK)
+   {
+      RARCH_ERR("initializing Direct2D\n");
 		return ieHRESULT("initializing Direct2D", hr);
+   }
 
 	hr = initDrawText();
 	if (hr != S_OK)
+   {
+      RARCH_ERR("initializing DirectWrite\n");
 		return ieHRESULT("initializing DirectWrite", hr);
+   }
 
 	if (registerAreaClass(hDefaultIcon, hDefaultCursor) == 0)
+   {
+      RARCH_ERR("registering uiArea window class\n");
 		return ieLastErr("registering uiArea window class");
+   }
 
 	if (registerMessageFilter() == 0)
+   {
+      RARCH_ERR("registering libui message filter\n");
 		return ieLastErr("registering libui message filter");
+   }
 
 	if (registerD2DScratchClass(hDefaultIcon, hDefaultCursor) == 0)
+   {
+      RARCH_ERR("initializing D2D scratch window class\n");
 		return ieLastErr("initializing D2D scratch window class");
+   }
 
 	return NULL;
 }