diff --git a/src/soc/mediatek/common/dramc_param.c b/src/soc/mediatek/common/dramc_param.c
index c596adb208..4e05bc2e73 100644
--- a/src/soc/mediatek/common/dramc_param.c
+++ b/src/soc/mediatek/common/dramc_param.c
@@ -11,6 +11,27 @@ struct dramc_param *get_dramc_param_from_blob(void *blob)
 	return (struct dramc_param *)blob;
 }
 
+static const char *const status_strings[] = {
+	[DRAMC_SUCCESS] = "success",
+	[DRAMC_ERR_INVALID_VERSION] = "invalid version",
+	[DRAMC_ERR_INVALID_SIZE] = "invalid size",
+	[DRAMC_ERR_INVALID_FLAGS] = "invalid flags",
+	[DRAMC_ERR_RECALIBRATE] = "full calibration needed",
+	[DRAMC_ERR_INIT_DRAM] = "calibration error",
+	[DRAMC_ERR_COMPLEX_RW_MEM_TEST] = "mem test failure",
+	[DRAMC_ERR_1ST_COMPLEX_RW_MEM_TEST] = "1st mem test failure",
+	[DRAMC_ERR_2ND_COMPLEX_RW_MEM_TEST] = "2nd mem test failure",
+	[DRAMC_ERR_FAST_CALIBRATION] = "fast calibration error",
+};
+
+const char *get_status_string(u16 status)
+{
+	const char *s = NULL;
+	if (status < ARRAY_SIZE(status_strings))
+		s = status_strings[status];
+	return s ? s : "UNKNOWN STATUS";
+}
+
 void dump_param_header(const void *blob)
 {
 	const struct dramc_param *dparam = blob;
diff --git a/src/soc/mediatek/common/include/soc/dramc_param_common.h b/src/soc/mediatek/common/include/soc/dramc_param_common.h
index 3c72cb55d3..57ee16d7e5 100644
--- a/src/soc/mediatek/common/include/soc/dramc_param_common.h
+++ b/src/soc/mediatek/common/include/soc/dramc_param_common.h
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ struct ddr_base_info {
 
 const struct sdram_info *get_sdram_config(void);
 struct dramc_param *get_dramc_param_from_blob(void *blob);
+const char *get_status_string(u16 status);
 void dump_param_header(const void *blob);
 int validate_dramc_param(const void *blob);
 int is_valid_dramc_param(const void *blob);
diff --git a/src/soc/mediatek/common/memory.c b/src/soc/mediatek/common/memory.c
index f08b1d55cf..6408ac03e8 100644
--- a/src/soc/mediatek/common/memory.c
+++ b/src/soc/mediatek/common/memory.c
@@ -172,9 +172,11 @@ static int run_dram_blob(struct dramc_param *dparam)
 
 	prog_set_entry(&dram, prog_entry(&dram), dparam);
 	prog_run(&dram);
-	if (dparam->header.status != DRAMC_SUCCESS) {
-		printk(BIOS_ERR, "DRAM-K: calibration failed: status = %d\n",
-		       dparam->header.status);
+
+	u16 status = dparam->header.status;
+	if (status != DRAMC_SUCCESS) {
+		printk(BIOS_ERR, "DRAM-K: calibration failed: status = %d (%s)\n",
+		       status, get_status_string(status));
 		return -3;
 	}