diff --git a/src/hotspot/cpu/riscv/vm_version_riscv.cpp b/src/hotspot/cpu/riscv/vm_version_riscv.cpp
index ae210a79dab..26a13913e70 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/cpu/riscv/vm_version_riscv.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/cpu/riscv/vm_version_riscv.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ void VM_Version::initialize() {
 
   // check if satp.mode is supported, currently supports up to SV48(RV64)
   if (get_satp_mode() > VM_SV48) {
-    vm_exit_during_initialization(err_msg("Unsupported satp mode: %s", _vm_mode));
+    vm_exit_during_initialization(
+      err_msg("Unsupported satp mode: %s. Only satp modes up to sv48 are supported for now.",
+              _vm_mode));
   }
 
   // https://github.com/riscv/riscv-profiles/blob/main/profiles.adoc#rva20-profiles