diff --git a/arduino-core/src/processing/app/Serial.java b/arduino-core/src/processing/app/Serial.java
index 8a678dbce51..82ffa3d8b40 100644
--- a/arduino-core/src/processing/app/Serial.java
+++ b/arduino-core/src/processing/app/Serial.java
@@ -112,7 +112,11 @@ private Serial(String iname, int irate, char iparity, int idatabits, float istop
     try {
       port = new SerialPort(iname);
       port.openPort();
-      port.setParams(irate, idatabits, stopbits, parity, true, true);
+      boolean res = port.setParams(irate, idatabits, stopbits, parity, true, true);
+      if (!res) {
+        System.err.println(format(_("Error while setting serial port parameters: {0} {1} {2} {3}"),
+                                  irate, iparity, idatabits, istopbits));
+      }
       port.addEventListener(this);
     } catch (SerialPortException e) {
       if (e.getPortName().startsWith("/dev") && SerialPortException.TYPE_PERMISSION_DENIED.equals(e.getExceptionType())) {