diff --git a/test/jdk/java/nio/channels/unixdomain/SocketOptions.java b/test/jdk/java/nio/channels/unixdomain/SocketOptions.java
index f275b519394..95188ebcef1 100644
--- a/test/jdk/java/nio/channels/unixdomain/SocketOptions.java
+++ b/test/jdk/java/nio/channels/unixdomain/SocketOptions.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2020, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2020, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ public class SocketOptions {
                 // Check returned user name
 
                 if (!s1.equals(s2)) {
-                    throw new RuntimeException("wrong username");
+                    throw new RuntimeException("wrong username, actual " + s1 +
+                                               " but expected value from property user.name is " + s2);
                 }
 
                 // Try setting the option: Read only