diff --git a/plugins/inputs/win_perf_counters/win_perf_counters.go b/plugins/inputs/win_perf_counters/win_perf_counters.go
index 763ccc1ba..4ad7f2fd4 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/win_perf_counters/win_perf_counters.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/win_perf_counters/win_perf_counters.go
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ func (m *Win_PerfCounters) Gather(acc telegraf.Accumulator) error {
 				if !isKnownCounterDataError(err) {
 					return fmt.Errorf("error while getting value for counter %s: %v", metric.counterPath, err)
 				}
-				m.Log.Warnf("error while getting value for counter %q, will skip metric: %v", metric.counterPath, err)
+				m.Log.Warnf("error while getting value for counter %q, instance: %s, will skip metric: %v", metric.counterPath, metric.instance, err)
 				continue
 			}
 			addCounterMeasurement(metric, metric.instance, value, collectFields)
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ func (m *Win_PerfCounters) Gather(acc telegraf.Accumulator) error {
 				if !isKnownCounterDataError(err) {
 					return fmt.Errorf("error while getting value for counter %s: %v", metric.counterPath, err)
 				}
-				m.Log.Warnf("error while getting value for counter %q, will skip metric: %v", metric.counterPath, err)
+				m.Log.Warnf("error while getting value for counter %q, instance: %s, will skip metric: %v", metric.counterPath, metric.instance, err)
 				continue
 			}
 			for _, cValue := range counterValues {