diff --git a/core/os/dir_access.cpp b/core/os/dir_access.cpp
index fb9da9fbed0..b7c3a17ba99 100644
--- a/core/os/dir_access.cpp
+++ b/core/os/dir_access.cpp
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ Error DirAccess::make_dir_recursive(String p_dir) {
 		curpath = curpath.plus_file(subdirs[i]);
 		Error err = make_dir(curpath);
 		if (err != OK && err != ERR_ALREADY_EXISTS) {
-			ERR_FAIL_V(err);
+			ERR_FAIL_V_MSG(err, "Could not create directory: " + curpath);
 		}
 	}