1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 248a21ab94..86a5eb2571 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -2144,7 +2144,8 @@ int git_config_set_multivar_in_file(const char *config_filename,
 	}
 
 	if (commit_lock_file(lock) < 0) {
-		error("could not commit config file %s", config_filename);
+		error("could not write config file %s: %s", config_filename,
+		      strerror(errno));
 		ret = CONFIG_NO_WRITE;
 		lock = NULL;
 		goto out_free;
@@ -2330,7 +2331,8 @@ int git_config_rename_section_in_file(const char *config_filename,
 	fclose(config_file);
 unlock_and_out:
 	if (commit_lock_file(lock) < 0)
-		ret = error("could not commit config file %s", config_filename);
+		ret = error("could not write config file %s: %s",
+			    config_filename, strerror(errno));
 out:
 	free(filename_buf);
 	return ret;