diff --git a/cmds/bootanimation/BootAnimation.cpp b/cmds/bootanimation/BootAnimation.cpp
index f08c79ad6954a..589d5c90041ad 100644
--- a/cmds/bootanimation/BootAnimation.cpp
+++ b/cmds/bootanimation/BootAnimation.cpp
@@ -1329,7 +1329,7 @@ status_t BootAnimation::TimeCheckThread::readyToRun() {
     if (mSystemWd < 0) {
         close(mInotifyFd);
         mInotifyFd = -1;
-        SLOGE("Could not add watch for %s", SYSTEM_DATA_DIR_PATH);
+        SLOGE("Could not add watch for %s: %s", SYSTEM_DATA_DIR_PATH, strerror(errno));
         return NO_INIT;
     }