diff --git a/backport-log-about-failure-to-execute-unix_chkpwd.patch b/backport-log-about-failure-to-execute-unix_chkpwd.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..04270651325da5971477f2f6c061135e4963e294
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backport-log-about-failure-to-execute-unix_chkpwd.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+From e41bb6a698623127ff2bc0f4af832d1d498f6920 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: jiawenhao <jiawenhao@xfusion.com>
+Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2025 16:39:40 +0800
+Subject: [PATCH] log-about-failure-to-execute-unix_chkpwd
+
+---
+ modules/pam_unix/pam_unix_passwd.c | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/modules/pam_unix/pam_unix_passwd.c b/modules/pam_unix/pam_unix_passwd.c
+index c341741..446ee7e 100644
+--- a/modules/pam_unix/pam_unix_passwd.c
++++ b/modules/pam_unix/pam_unix_passwd.c
+@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ static int _unix_run_update_binary(pam_handle_t *pamh, unsigned long long ctrl,
+ 	DIAG_POP_IGNORE_CAST_QUAL;
+ 
+ 	/* should not get here: exit with error */
+-	D(("helper binary is not available"));
++	pam_syslog(pamh, LOG_ERR, "failed to execute %s: %m", UPDATE_HELPER);
+ 	_exit(PAM_AUTHINFO_UNAVAIL);
+     } else if (child > 0) {
+ 	/* wait for child */
+-- 
+2.27.0
+
diff --git a/pam.spec b/pam.spec
index 480987f1e5abea884cd70d2c81944d6c28129a7b..c3ac517b1d9f4c3e0411bcc951edc78990b4624d 100644
--- a/pam.spec
+++ b/pam.spec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 %define _pamconfdir %{_sysconfdir}/pam.d
 Name: pam
 Version: 1.5.3
-Release: 8
+Release: 9
 Summary: Pluggable Authentication Modules for Linux
 License: BSD and GPLv2+
 URL: http://www.linux-pam.org/
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ Patch5: backport-CVE-2024-10963.patch
 Patch6: backport-CVE-2024-10041.patch
 Patch7: backport-CVE-2024-10041-pam_unix-try-to-set-uid-to-0-for-unix_chkpwd.patch
 Patch8: backport-libpam-use-close_range-to-close-file-descriptors.patch
+Patch9: backport-log-about-failure-to-execute-unix_chkpwd.patch
 
 Patch9000:change-ndbm-to-gdbm.patch
 Patch9001:add-sm3-crypt-support.patch
@@ -182,6 +183,9 @@ make check
 
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Apr 21 2025 jiawenhao <jiawenhao@xfusion.com> - 1.5.3-9
+- log about failure to execute unix_chkpwd(8)
+
 * Mon Mar 24 2025 hugel <gengqihu2@h-partners.com> - 1.5.3-8
 - backport patch libpam use close_range() to close file descriptors