diff --git a/channels/chan_phone.c b/channels/chan_phone.c
index 8b2261cbb02c5a4139ea84a2e278503735466d73..f699ee0bb21f0ab44bed2db6824193afc6e47229 100755
--- a/channels/chan_phone.c
+++ b/channels/chan_phone.c
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ static void phone_mini_packet(struct phone_pvt *i)
 	/* Ignore stuff we read... */
 	res = read(i->fd, buf, sizeof(buf));
 	if (res < 1) {
-		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Read returned %d\n", res);
+		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Read returned %d: %s\n", res, strerror(errno));
 		return;
 	}
 }