diff --git a/src/audio/asrc/asrc.c b/src/audio/asrc/asrc.c
index 6682a31b2..518b6bb01 100644
--- a/src/audio/asrc/asrc.c
+++ b/src/audio/asrc/asrc.c
@@ -569,9 +569,8 @@ static int asrc_prepare(struct comp_dev *dev)
 						      cd->sink_frames);
 
 	if (sinkb->stream.size < config->periods_sink * sink_period_bytes) {
-		comp_err(dev, "asrc_prepare(), sink size=%d is insufficient, when periods=%d, period_bytes=%d",
-			 sinkb->stream.size, config->periods_sink,
-			 sink_period_bytes);
+		comp_err(dev, "asrc_prepare(): sink buffer size %d is insufficient < %d * %d",
+			 sinkb->stream.size, config->periods_sink, sink_period_bytes);
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err;
 	}
diff --git a/src/audio/dcblock/dcblock.c b/src/audio/dcblock/dcblock.c
index aaace2678..93675770b 100644
--- a/src/audio/dcblock/dcblock.c
+++ b/src/audio/dcblock/dcblock.c
@@ -355,8 +355,8 @@ static int dcblock_prepare(struct comp_dev *dev)
 			audio_stream_period_bytes(&sinkb->stream, dev->frames);
 
 	if (sinkb->stream.size < config->periods_sink * sink_period_bytes) {
-		comp_err(dev, "dcblock_prepare(), sink buffer size %d is insufficient",
-			 sinkb->stream.size);
+		comp_err(dev, "dcblock_prepare(): sink buffer size %d is insufficient < %d * %d",
+			 sinkb->stream.size, config->periods_sink, sink_period_bytes);
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err;
 	}
diff --git a/src/audio/eq_fir/eq_fir.c b/src/audio/eq_fir/eq_fir.c
index c6fd52eec..dfabd4692 100644
--- a/src/audio/eq_fir/eq_fir.c
+++ b/src/audio/eq_fir/eq_fir.c
@@ -720,7 +720,8 @@ static int eq_fir_prepare(struct comp_dev *dev)
 						      dev->frames);
 
 	if (sinkb->stream.size < config->periods_sink * sink_period_bytes) {
-		comp_err(dev, "eq_fir_prepare(): sink buffer size is insufficient");
+		comp_err(dev, "eq_fir_prepare(): sink buffer size %d is insufficient < %d * %d",
+			 sinkb->stream.size, config->periods_sink, sink_period_bytes);
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err;
 	}
diff --git a/src/audio/eq_iir/eq_iir.c b/src/audio/eq_iir/eq_iir.c
index 6c28dde8a..15f5d2de8 100644
--- a/src/audio/eq_iir/eq_iir.c
+++ b/src/audio/eq_iir/eq_iir.c
@@ -911,8 +911,8 @@ static int eq_iir_prepare(struct comp_dev *dev)
 						      dev->frames);
 
 	if (sinkb->stream.size < config->periods_sink * sink_period_bytes) {
-		comp_err(dev, "eq_iir_prepare(), sink buffer size %d is insufficient",
-			 sinkb->stream.size);
+		comp_err(dev, "eq_iir_prepare(): sink buffer size %d is insufficient < %d * %d",
+			 sinkb->stream.size, config->periods_sink, sink_period_bytes);
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err;
 	}
diff --git a/src/audio/mixer.c b/src/audio/mixer.c
index 0a8243393..fa45d9e9b 100644
--- a/src/audio/mixer.c
+++ b/src/audio/mixer.c
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ static int mixer_params(struct comp_dev *dev,
 {
 	struct sof_ipc_comp_config *config = dev_comp_config(dev);
 	struct comp_buffer *sinkb;
-	uint32_t period_bytes;
+	uint32_t sink_period_bytes;
 	int err;
 
 	comp_dbg(dev, "mixer_params()");
@@ -192,14 +192,15 @@ static int mixer_params(struct comp_dev *dev,
 				source_list);
 
 	/* calculate period size based on config */
-	period_bytes = dev->frames * audio_stream_frame_bytes(&sinkb->stream);
-	if (period_bytes == 0) {
+	sink_period_bytes = dev->frames * audio_stream_frame_bytes(&sinkb->stream);
+	if (sink_period_bytes == 0) {
 		comp_err(dev, "mixer_params(): period_bytes = 0");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (sinkb->stream.size < config->periods_sink * period_bytes) {
-		comp_err(dev, "mixer_params(): sink buffer size is insufficient");
+	if (sinkb->stream.size < config->periods_sink * sink_period_bytes) {
+		comp_err(dev, "mixer_params(): sink buffer size %d is insufficient < %d * %d",
+			 sinkb->stream.size, config->periods_sink, sink_period_bytes);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/audio/selector/selector.c b/src/audio/selector/selector.c
index e7495cf84..1a1539238 100644
--- a/src/audio/selector/selector.c
+++ b/src/audio/selector/selector.c
@@ -464,7 +464,8 @@ static int selector_prepare(struct comp_dev *dev)
 		  sinkb->stream.channels);
 
 	if (sinkb->stream.size < config->periods_sink * cd->sink_period_bytes) {
-		comp_err(dev, "selector_prepare(): sink buffer size is insufficient");
+		comp_err(dev, "selector_prepare(): sink buffer size %d is insufficient < %d * %d",
+			 sinkb->stream.size, config->periods_sink, cd->sink_period_bytes);
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err;
 	}
diff --git a/src/audio/src/src.c b/src/audio/src/src.c
index 560324856..e5bb76f51 100644
--- a/src/audio/src/src.c
+++ b/src/audio/src/src.c
@@ -833,7 +833,8 @@ static int src_prepare(struct comp_dev *dev)
 						      dev->frames);
 
 	if (sinkb->stream.size < config->periods_sink * sink_period_bytes) {
-		comp_err(dev, "src_prepare(): sink buffer size is insufficient");
+		comp_err(dev, "src_prepare(): sink buffer size %d is insufficient < %d * %d",
+			 sinkb->stream.size, config->periods_sink, sink_period_bytes);
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err;
 	}