diff --git a/simgear/scene/model/SGReaderWriterXML.cxx b/simgear/scene/model/SGReaderWriterXML.cxx
index e317aa63..6523a8d2 100644
--- a/simgear/scene/model/SGReaderWriterXML.cxx
+++ b/simgear/scene/model/SGReaderWriterXML.cxx
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ sgLoad3DModel_internal(const SGPath& path,
         if (submodelPath.isNull()) {
           SG_LOG(SG_IO, SG_DEV_ALERT, "Failed to load file: \"" << subPathStr << "\"");
           simgear::reportFailure(simgear::LoadFailure::NotFound, simgear::ErrorCode::XMLModelLoad,
-                                 "Couldn't find file for submodel:" + subPathStr,
+                                 "Couldn't find file for submodel '" + sub_props->getStringValue("name") + "': " + subPathStr,
                                  SGPath::fromUtf8(subPathStr));
           continue;
         }