diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/FSPermissionChecker.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/FSPermissionChecker.java
index 00b726b928..6ba4bf00b9 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/FSPermissionChecker.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/FSPermissionChecker.java
@@ -467,6 +467,7 @@ void checkPermission(INode inode, int snapshotId, FsAction access)
             false);
       }
     } catch (AccessControlException ace) {
+      LOG.debug("Error while checking permission: ", ace);
       throw new AccessControlException(
           toAccessControlString(nodeAttributes, inode.getFullPathName(),
               access));