diff --git a/scheduler/inc/scheduler_api.h b/scheduler/inc/scheduler_api.h
index c57e5356b6..2123b8f72a 100644
--- a/scheduler/inc/scheduler_api.h
+++ b/scheduler/inc/scheduler_api.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2018 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2019 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  *
  * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for
  * any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the
@@ -188,14 +188,16 @@ static inline QDF_STATUS scheduler_post_msg(uint32_t qid,
  * scheduler_post_msg
  * Return: QDF status
  */
-static inline QDF_STATUS scheduler_post_message(QDF_MODULE_ID src_id,
-						QDF_MODULE_ID dest_id,
-						QDF_MODULE_ID que_id,
-						struct scheduler_msg *msg)
-{
-	return scheduler_post_msg(scheduler_get_qid(src_id, dest_id, que_id),
-						    msg);
-}
+QDF_STATUS scheduler_post_message_debug(QDF_MODULE_ID src_id,
+					QDF_MODULE_ID dest_id,
+					QDF_MODULE_ID que_id,
+					struct scheduler_msg *msg,
+					int line,
+					const char *func);
+
+#define scheduler_post_message(src_id, dest_id, que_id, msg) \
+	scheduler_post_message_debug(src_id, dest_id, que_id, msg, \
+				     __LINE__, __func__)
 
 /**
  * scheduler_resume() - resume scheduler thread
diff --git a/scheduler/src/scheduler_api.c b/scheduler/src/scheduler_api.c
index d4edb42c73..17e0351ac0 100644
--- a/scheduler/src/scheduler_api.c
+++ b/scheduler/src/scheduler_api.c
@@ -661,3 +661,22 @@ QDF_STATUS scheduler_get_queue_size(QDF_MODULE_ID qid, uint32_t *size)
 
 	return QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
+
+QDF_STATUS scheduler_post_message_debug(QDF_MODULE_ID src_id,
+					QDF_MODULE_ID dest_id,
+					QDF_MODULE_ID que_id,
+					struct scheduler_msg *msg,
+					int line,
+					const char *func)
+{
+	QDF_STATUS status;
+
+	status = scheduler_post_msg(scheduler_get_qid(src_id, dest_id, que_id),
+				    msg);
+
+	if (QDF_IS_STATUS_ERROR(status))
+		sched_err("couldn't post from %d to %d - called from %d, %s",
+			  src_id, dest_id, line, func);
+
+	return status;
+}
diff --git a/umac/scan/dispatcher/src/wlan_scan_ucfg_api.c b/umac/scan/dispatcher/src/wlan_scan_ucfg_api.c
index c3d842e488..7780264533 100644
--- a/umac/scan/dispatcher/src/wlan_scan_ucfg_api.c
+++ b/umac/scan/dispatcher/src/wlan_scan_ucfg_api.c
@@ -989,7 +989,6 @@ ucfg_scan_start(struct scan_start_request *req)
 					QDF_MODULE_ID_OS_IF, &msg);
 	if (QDF_IS_STATUS_ERROR(status)) {
 		wlan_objmgr_vdev_release_ref(req->vdev, WLAN_SCAN_ID);
-		scm_err("failed to post to QDF_MODULE_ID_OS_IF");
 		scm_scan_free_scan_request_mem(req);
 	}
 
@@ -1182,10 +1181,8 @@ ucfg_scan_cancel(struct scan_cancel_request *req)
 	status = scheduler_post_message(QDF_MODULE_ID_OS_IF,
 					QDF_MODULE_ID_SCAN,
 					QDF_MODULE_ID_OS_IF, &msg);
-	if (QDF_IS_STATUS_ERROR(status)) {
-		scm_err("failed to post to QDF_MODULE_ID_OS_IF");
+	if (QDF_IS_STATUS_ERROR(status))
 		goto vdev_put;
-	}
 
 	return QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 
@@ -1224,10 +1221,8 @@ ucfg_scan_cancel_sync(struct scan_cancel_request *req)
 
 	vdev = req->vdev;
 	status = ucfg_scan_cancel(req);
-	if (QDF_IS_STATUS_ERROR(status)) {
-		scm_err("failed to post to QDF_MODULE_ID_OS_IF");
+	if (QDF_IS_STATUS_ERROR(status))
 		return status;
-	}
 
 	memset(&cancel_scan_event, 0, sizeof(cancel_scan_event));
 	/*