diff --git a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_directory.c b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_directory.c
index e1afecfa6e0..dbe8b3836df 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_directory.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_directory.c
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ _PrintFileData(ArchiveHandle *AH, char *filename)
 
 	free(buf);
 	if (cfclose(cfp) !=0)
-		fatal("could not close data file: %m");
+		fatal("could not close data file \"%s\": %m", filename);
 }
 
 /*