diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/esr.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/esr.h
index 0fd1b0e..c315543 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/esr.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/esr.h
@@ -133,4 +133,10 @@
 #define ESR_ELx_COND_MASK	(UL(0xF) << ESR_ELx_COND_SHIFT)
 #define ESR_ELx_WFx_ISS_WFE	(UL(1) << 0)
 
+#ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
+#include <asm/types.h>
+
+const char *esr_get_class_string(u32 esr);
+#endif /* __ASSEMBLY */
+
 #endif /* __ASM_ESR_H */
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/traps.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/traps.c
index 0a801e3..1ef2940 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/traps.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
 #include <asm/atomic.h>
 #include <asm/debug-monitors.h>
+#include <asm/esr.h>
 #include <asm/traps.h>
 #include <asm/stacktrace.h>
 #include <asm/exception.h>
@@ -373,6 +374,51 @@
 	return sys_ni_syscall();
 }
 
+static const char *esr_class_str[] = {
+	[0 ... ESR_ELx_EC_MAX]		= "UNRECOGNIZED EC",
+	[ESR_ELx_EC_UNKNOWN]		= "Unknown/Uncategorized",
+	[ESR_ELx_EC_WFx]		= "WFI/WFE",
+	[ESR_ELx_EC_CP15_32]		= "CP15 MCR/MRC",
+	[ESR_ELx_EC_CP15_64]		= "CP15 MCRR/MRRC",
+	[ESR_ELx_EC_CP14_MR]		= "CP14 MCR/MRC",
+	[ESR_ELx_EC_CP14_LS]		= "CP14 LDC/STC",
+	[ESR_ELx_EC_FP_ASIMD]		= "ASIMD",
+	[ESR_ELx_EC_CP10_ID]		= "CP10 MRC/VMRS",
+	[ESR_ELx_EC_CP14_64]		= "CP14 MCRR/MRRC",
+	[ESR_ELx_EC_ILL]		= "PSTATE.IL",
+	[ESR_ELx_EC_SVC32]		= "SVC (AArch32)",
+	[ESR_ELx_EC_HVC32]		= "HVC (AArch32)",
+	[ESR_ELx_EC_SMC32]		= "SMC (AArch32)",
+	[ESR_ELx_EC_SVC64]		= "SVC (AArch64)",
+	[ESR_ELx_EC_HVC64]		= "HVC (AArch64)",
+	[ESR_ELx_EC_SMC64]		= "SMC (AArch64)",
+	[ESR_ELx_EC_SYS64]		= "MSR/MRS (AArch64)",
+	[ESR_ELx_EC_IMP_DEF]		= "EL3 IMP DEF",
+	[ESR_ELx_EC_IABT_LOW]		= "IABT (lower EL)",
+	[ESR_ELx_EC_IABT_CUR]		= "IABT (current EL)",
+	[ESR_ELx_EC_PC_ALIGN]		= "PC Alignment",
+	[ESR_ELx_EC_DABT_LOW]		= "DABT (lower EL)",
+	[ESR_ELx_EC_DABT_CUR]		= "DABT (current EL)",
+	[ESR_ELx_EC_SP_ALIGN]		= "SP Alignment",
+	[ESR_ELx_EC_FP_EXC32]		= "FP (AArch32)",
+	[ESR_ELx_EC_FP_EXC64]		= "FP (AArch64)",
+	[ESR_ELx_EC_SERROR]		= "SError",
+	[ESR_ELx_EC_BREAKPT_LOW]	= "Breakpoint (lower EL)",
+	[ESR_ELx_EC_BREAKPT_CUR]	= "Breakpoint (current EL)",
+	[ESR_ELx_EC_SOFTSTP_LOW]	= "Software Step (lower EL)",
+	[ESR_ELx_EC_SOFTSTP_CUR]	= "Software Step (current EL)",
+	[ESR_ELx_EC_WATCHPT_LOW]	= "Watchpoint (lower EL)",
+	[ESR_ELx_EC_WATCHPT_CUR]	= "Watchpoint (current EL)",
+	[ESR_ELx_EC_BKPT32]		= "BKPT (AArch32)",
+	[ESR_ELx_EC_VECTOR32]		= "Vector catch (AArch32)",
+	[ESR_ELx_EC_BRK64]		= "BRK (AArch64)",
+};
+
+const char *esr_get_class_string(u32 esr)
+{
+	return esr_class_str[esr >> ESR_ELx_EC_SHIFT];
+}
+
 /*
  * bad_mode handles the impossible case in the exception vector.
  */
@@ -382,8 +428,8 @@
 	void __user *pc = (void __user *)instruction_pointer(regs);
 	console_verbose();
 
-	pr_crit("Bad mode in %s handler detected, code 0x%08x\n",
-		handler[reason], esr);
+	pr_crit("Bad mode in %s handler detected, code 0x%08x -- %s\n",
+		handler[reason], esr, esr_get_class_string(esr));
 	__show_regs(regs);
 
 	info.si_signo = SIGILL;