diff --git a/programs/fileio.c b/programs/fileio.c
index 83d3c61f..7d6a406e 100644
--- a/programs/fileio.c
+++ b/programs/fileio.c
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ static int FIO_compressFilename_dstFile(cRess_t ress,
     int result;
 
     ress.dstFile = FIO_openDstFile(dstFileName);
-    if (ress.dstFile==0) { DISPLAYLEVEL(1, "zstd: %s: cannot open \n", dstFileName); return 1; }
+    if (ress.dstFile==0) { DISPLAYLEVEL(1, "zstd: %s: %s \n", dstFileName, strerror(errno)); return 1; }
 
     result = FIO_compressFilename_srcFile(ress, dstFileName, srcFileName, cLevel);