diff --git a/src/hardware/hw_md2.c b/src/hardware/hw_md2.c
index f59c1d4fc..99018e1e5 100644
--- a/src/hardware/hw_md2.c
+++ b/src/hardware/hw_md2.c
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ void HWR_InitMD2(void)
 
 	if (!f)
 	{
-		CONS_Printf("%s", M_GetText("Error while loading md2.dat\n"));
+		CONS_Printf("%s %s\n", M_GetText("Error while loading md2.dat:"), strerror(errno));
 		nomd2s = true;
 		return;
 	}