diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Common/OSTailoredCode.cs b/src/BizHawk.Common/OSTailoredCode.cs
index 5c965d21c1..09cee89dd0 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Common/OSTailoredCode.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Common/OSTailoredCode.cs
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Common
 			public IntPtr LoadOrThrow(string dllToLoad)
 			{
 				var ret = LoadOrZero(dllToLoad);
-				return ret != IntPtr.Zero ? ret : throw new InvalidOperationException($"got null pointer from {nameof(LoadLibraryW)}, {GetErrorMessage()}");
+				return ret != IntPtr.Zero ? ret : throw new InvalidOperationException($"got null pointer from {nameof(LoadLibraryW)} while trying to load {dllToLoad}, {GetErrorMessage()}");
 			}
 
 			public unsafe string GetErrorMessage()