diff --git a/src/runtime/pkg/containerd-shim-v2/create.go b/src/runtime/pkg/containerd-shim-v2/create.go
index dc7f5e03e3..c272c89d4e 100644
--- a/src/runtime/pkg/containerd-shim-v2/create.go
+++ b/src/runtime/pkg/containerd-shim-v2/create.go
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func create(ctx context.Context, s *service, r *taskAPI.CreateTaskRequest) (*con
 		if containerType == vc.SingleContainer {
 			_, err = config.WithCDI(ociSpec.Annotations, []string{}, ociSpec)
 			if err != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("adding CDI devices failed")
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("adding CDI devices failed: %w", err)
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/sandbox.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/sandbox.go
index 3711da7f5e..3c9b7f33e5 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/sandbox.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/sandbox.go
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ func (s *Sandbox) coldOrHotPlugVFIO(sandboxConfig *SandboxConfig) (bool, error)
 			//
 			_, err := config.WithCDI(cdiSpec.Annotations, []string{}, cdiSpec)
 			if err != nil {
-				return coldPlugVFIO, fmt.Errorf("adding CDI devices failed")
+				return coldPlugVFIO, fmt.Errorf("adding CDI devices failed: %w", err)
 			}
 
 			for _, dev := range cdiSpec.Linux.Devices {