diff --git a/core/jni/android_view_SurfaceControl.cpp b/core/jni/android_view_SurfaceControl.cpp
index b1610d7902225..8952f37b14693 100644
--- a/core/jni/android_view_SurfaceControl.cpp
+++ b/core/jni/android_view_SurfaceControl.cpp
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ static jlong nativeCreate(JNIEnv* env, jclass clazz, jobject sessionObj,
         jniThrowException(env, "java/lang/IllegalArgumentException", NULL);
         return 0;
     } else if (err != NO_ERROR) {
-        jniThrowException(env, OutOfResourcesException, NULL);
+        jniThrowException(env, OutOfResourcesException, statusToString(err).c_str());
         return 0;
     }