diff --git a/criu/cgroup.c b/criu/cgroup.c
index d761ae6c0..939e22054 100644
--- a/criu/cgroup.c
+++ b/criu/cgroup.c
@@ -1149,7 +1149,7 @@ static int restore_cgroup_prop(const CgroupPropEntry * cg_prop_entry_p,
 	cg = get_service_fd(CGROUP_YARD);
 	fd = openat(cg, path, O_WRONLY);
 	if (fd < 0) {
-		pr_err("bad file stream?");
+		pr_perror("bad cgroup path: %s", path);
 		return -1;
 	}