diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
index e958c0ace76f..652281833c2e 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
@@ -4328,6 +4328,7 @@ static bool nvme_handle_aen_notice(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, u32 result)
 	switch (aer_notice_type) {
 	case NVME_AER_NOTICE_NS_CHANGED:
 		set_bit(NVME_AER_NOTICE_NS_CHANGED, &ctrl->events);
+		printk("%s: scan started\n", __func__);
 		nvme_queue_scan(ctrl);
 		break;
 	case NVME_AER_NOTICE_FW_ACT_STARTING:
@@ -4555,6 +4556,7 @@ void nvme_start_ctrl(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
 		nvme_change_uevent(ctrl, "NVME_EVENT=rediscover");
 
 	if (ctrl->queue_count > 1) {
+		printk("%s: scan started\n", __func__);
 		nvme_queue_scan(ctrl);
 		nvme_unquiesce_io_queues(ctrl);
 		nvme_mpath_update(ctrl);
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/ioctl.c b/drivers/nvme/host/ioctl.c
index 3b473c0b9810..0ea4653ddb8e 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/ioctl.c
@@ -978,6 +978,7 @@ long nvme_dev_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 	case NVME_IOCTL_RESCAN:
 		if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
 			return -EACCES;
+		printk("%s: rescan started\n", __func__);
 		nvme_queue_scan(ctrl);
 		return 0;
 	default:
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/sysfs.c b/drivers/nvme/host/sysfs.c
index 09fcaa519e5b..87bfc3ed277f 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/sysfs.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ static ssize_t nvme_sysfs_rescan(struct device *dev,
 {
 	struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 
+	printk("%s: scan started\n", __func__);
 	nvme_queue_scan(ctrl);
 	return count;
 }