diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/font_manager.py b/lib/matplotlib/font_manager.py
index 7a6d77543fde..bdc801fe1172 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/font_manager.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/font_manager.py
@@ -1614,8 +1614,9 @@ def _findfont_cached(self, prop, fontext, directory, fallback_to_default,
                 break
         if best_font is not None and (_normalize_weight(prop.get_weight()) !=
                                       _normalize_weight(best_font.weight)):
-            _log.warning('findfont: Failed to find font weight %s, now using %s.',
-                         prop.get_weight(), best_font.weight)
+            _log.warning(
+                'findfont: Failed to find font weight %s for %s, now using %s.',
+                prop.get_weight(), best_font.name, best_font.weight)
 
         if best_font is None or best_score >= 10.0:
             if fallback_to_default:
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_font_manager.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_font_manager.py
index 61320928e223..9f4065d1746b 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_font_manager.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_font_manager.py
@@ -603,9 +603,11 @@ def test_normalize_weights():
 
 
 def test_font_match_warning(caplog):
-    findfont(FontProperties(family=["DejaVu Sans"], weight=750))
+    font = 'DejaVu Sans'
+    findfont(FontProperties(family=[font], weight=750))
+    expected = f'findfont: Failed to find font weight 750 for {font}, now using 700.'
     logs = [rec.message for rec in caplog.records]
-    assert 'findfont: Failed to find font weight 750, now using 700.' in logs
+    assert expected in logs
 
 
 def test_mutable_fontproperty_cache_invalidation():