diff --git a/rtl/ibex_controller.sv b/rtl/ibex_controller.sv
index 76fb871a..979aa1cb 100644
--- a/rtl/ibex_controller.sv
+++ b/rtl/ibex_controller.sv
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@ module ibex_controller (
   always_ff @(negedge clk) begin
     // print warning in case of decoding errors
     if (is_decoding_o && illegal_insn_i) begin
-      $display("%t: Illegal instruction (core %0d) at PC 0x%h:", $time, ibex_core.core_id_i,
-               ibex_id_stage.pc_id_i);
+      $display("%t: Illegal instruction (core %0d) at PC 0x%h: 0x%h", $time, ibex_core.core_id_i,
+               ibex_id_stage.pc_id_i, ibex_id_stage.instr_rdata_i);
     end
   end
   // synopsys translate_on