diff --git a/debuggerd/backtrace.cpp b/debuggerd/backtrace.cpp
index b6916e5..32843d8 100644
--- a/debuggerd/backtrace.cpp
+++ b/debuggerd/backtrace.cpp
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@
   if (backtrace->Unwind(0)) {
     dump_backtrace_to_log(backtrace.get(), log, "  ");
   } else {
-    ALOGE("Unwind failed: tid = %d", tid);
+    ALOGE("Unwind failed: tid = %d: %s", tid,
+          backtrace->GetErrorString(backtrace->GetError()).c_str());
   }
 }