diff --git a/scripts/build.js b/scripts/build.js
index 2147c43e5..62280ccb5 100644
--- a/scripts/build.js
+++ b/scripts/build.js
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ function testBinary(options) {
 
     console.log('Binary is fine; exiting.');
   } catch (e) {
-    console.log(['Problem with the binary.', 'Manual build incoming.'].join(eol));
+    console.log(['Problem with the binary:', e, 'Manual build incoming.'].join(eol));
 
     return build(options);
   }