diff --git a/programs/.gitignore b/programs/.gitignore
index cbe39dcdf..8d6e993e7 100644
--- a/programs/.gitignore
+++ b/programs/.gitignore
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ _*
 tmp*
 *.zst
 result
+out
 
 # fuzzer
 afl
diff --git a/programs/fileio.c b/programs/fileio.c
index c5a985c7f..83d3c61f7 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) return 1;
+    if (ress.dstFile==0) { DISPLAYLEVEL(1, "zstd: %s: cannot open \n", dstFileName); return 1; }
 
     result = FIO_compressFilename_srcFile(ress, dstFileName, srcFileName, cLevel);