diff --git a/Code/Tools/AssetProcessor/Platform/Linux/native/FileWatcher/FileWatcher_linux.cpp b/Code/Tools/AssetProcessor/Platform/Linux/native/FileWatcher/FileWatcher_linux.cpp
index f63282abfc..d20bb6c5b4 100644
--- a/Code/Tools/AssetProcessor/Platform/Linux/native/FileWatcher/FileWatcher_linux.cpp
+++ b/Code/Tools/AssetProcessor/Platform/Linux/native/FileWatcher/FileWatcher_linux.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ struct FolderRootWatch::PlatformImplementation
         {
             // The CLOEXEC flag prevents the inotify watchers from copying on fork/exec
             m_iNotifyHandle = inotify_init1(IN_CLOEXEC);
+            const auto err = errno;
+
+            if (m_iNotifyHandle < 0)
+            {
+                AZ_Warning("FileWatcher", false, "Unable to initialize inotify, file monitoring will not be available: %s\n", strerror(err));
+            }
         }
         return (m_iNotifyHandle >= 0);
     }