diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitmanager.cpp
index e90cd6dfe86..b5093acc26f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitmanager.cpp
@@ -284,14 +284,18 @@ KitManager::KitList KitManager::restoreKits(const Utils::FileName &fileName)
     KitList result;
 
     PersistentSettingsReader reader;
-    if (!reader.load(fileName))
+    if (!reader.load(fileName)) {
+        qWarning("Warning: Failed to read \"%s\", can not restore kits!", qPrintable(fileName.toUserOutput()));
         return result;
+    }
     QVariantMap data = reader.restoreValues();
 
     // Check version:
     int version = data.value(QLatin1String(KIT_FILE_VERSION_KEY), 0).toInt();
-    if (version < 1)
+    if (version < 1) {
+        qWarning("Warning: Kit file version %d not supported, can not restore kits!", version);
         return result;
+    }
 
     const int count = data.value(QLatin1String(KIT_COUNT_KEY), 0).toInt();
     for (int i = 0; i < count; ++i) {