diff --git a/fs/afs/vl_rotate.c b/fs/afs/vl_rotate.c
index 9a5ce9687779..370c27cae2e6 100644
--- a/fs/afs/vl_rotate.c
+++ b/fs/afs/vl_rotate.c
@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@ static bool afs_start_vl_iteration(struct afs_vl_cursor *vc)
 		}
 
 		/* Status load is ordered after lookup counter load */
+		if (cell->dns_status == DNS_LOOKUP_GOT_NOT_FOUND) {
+			pr_warn("No record of cell %s\n", cell->name);
+			vc->error = -ENOENT;
+			return false;
+		}
+
 		if (cell->dns_source == DNS_RECORD_UNAVAILABLE) {
 			vc->error = -EDESTADDRREQ;
 			return false;
@@ -276,6 +282,7 @@ failed:
  */
 static void afs_vl_dump_edestaddrreq(const struct afs_vl_cursor *vc)
 {
+	struct afs_cell *cell = vc->cell;
 	static int count;
 	int i;
 
@@ -285,6 +292,9 @@ static void afs_vl_dump_edestaddrreq(const struct afs_vl_cursor *vc)
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	pr_notice("EDESTADDR occurred\n");
+	pr_notice("CELL: %s err=%d\n", cell->name, cell->error);
+	pr_notice("DNS: src=%u st=%u lc=%x\n",
+		  cell->dns_source, cell->dns_status, cell->dns_lookup_count);
 	pr_notice("VC: ut=%lx ix=%u ni=%hu fl=%hx err=%hd\n",
 		  vc->untried, vc->index, vc->nr_iterations, vc->flags, vc->error);