diff --git a/Source/cmLoadCommandCommand.cxx b/Source/cmLoadCommandCommand.cxx
index 70107cff8..857422cae 100644
--- a/Source/cmLoadCommandCommand.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmLoadCommandCommand.cxx
@@ -205,7 +205,8 @@ bool cmLoadCommandCommand::InitialPass(std::vector<std::string> const& argsIn)
   if(!lib)
     {
     std::string err = "Attempt to load the library ";
-    err += fullPath + " failed";
+    err += fullPath + " failed. Additional error info is:\n";
+    err += cmDynamicLoader::LastError();
     this->SetError(err.c_str());
     return false;
     }