diff --git a/src/native/libs/System.Security.Cryptography.Native.Android/pal_jni.c b/src/native/libs/System.Security.Cryptography.Native.Android/pal_jni.c
index 40de62da26c45b..f780f5a9f4747f 100644
--- a/src/native/libs/System.Security.Cryptography.Native.Android/pal_jni.c
+++ b/src/native/libs/System.Security.Cryptography.Native.Android/pal_jni.c
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ JNIEnv* GetJNIEnv()
     LOG_DEBUG("Registering JNI thread detach. env ptr %p. Key: %ld", (void*)env, (long)threadLocalEnvKey);
     pthread_setspecific(threadLocalEnvKey, env);
 
-    abort_unless(ret == JNI_OK, "Unable to attach thread to JVM");
+    abort_unless(ret == JNI_OK, "Unable to attach thread to JVM (error: %d)", ret);
     return env;
 }