diff --git a/src/soc/intel/common/block/memory/meminit.c b/src/soc/intel/common/block/memory/meminit.c
index 50c8b40df2..01c277439f 100644
--- a/src/soc/intel/common/block/memory/meminit.c
+++ b/src/soc/intel/common/block/memory/meminit.c
@@ -164,7 +164,8 @@ void mem_populate_channel_data(const struct soc_mem_cfg *soc_mem_cfg,
 		 * topology.
 		 */
 		if (spd_md_len != spd_dimm_len)
-			die("Length of SPD does not match for mixed topology!\n");
+			printk(BIOS_ERR, "Mixed topology has incorrect length: %d != %d\n",
+			       (int)spd_md_len, (int)spd_dimm_len);
 
 		data->spd_len = spd_md_len;
 	}