1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/cpp/src/qpid/sys/posix/Shlib.cpp b/cpp/src/qpid/sys/posix/Shlib.cpp
index 1552aa06b5..62dbfb3dd9 100644
--- a/cpp/src/qpid/sys/posix/Shlib.cpp
+++ b/cpp/src/qpid/sys/posix/Shlib.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ void Shlib::load(const char* name) {
     handle = ::dlopen(name, RTLD_NOW);
     const char* error = ::dlerror();
     if (error) {
-        throw Exception(QPID_MSG(error));
+        throw Exception(QPID_MSG(error << ": " << name));
     }
 }
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ void*  Shlib::getSymbol(const char* name) {
     void* sym = ::dlsym(handle, name);
     const char* error = ::dlerror();
     if (error) 
-        throw Exception(QPID_MSG(error));
+        throw Exception(QPID_MSG(error << ": " << name));
     return sym;
 }