diff --git a/tools/imx8image.c b/tools/imx8image.c
index 7a060811c7e..15510d3e712 100644
--- a/tools/imx8image.c
+++ b/tools/imx8image.c
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ static int get_container_image_start_pos(image_t *image_stack, uint32_t align)
 			fclose(fd);
 
 			if (header.tag != IVT_HEADER_TAG_B0) {
-				fprintf(stderr, "header tag mismatched \n");
+				fprintf(stderr, "header tag mismatched file %s\n", img_sp->filename);
 				exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 			} else {
 				file_off +=