diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/logger_impl.h b/include/spdlog/details/logger_impl.h
index 339c01e5..277adb11 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/details/logger_impl.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/logger_impl.h
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ inline void wbuf_to_utf8buf(const fmt::wmemory_buffer &wbuf, fmt::memory_buffer
     }
     else
     {
-        throw spdlog::spdlog_ex("Failed converting to utf8", errno);
+        throw spdlog::spdlog_ex(fmt::format("WideCharToMultiByte failed. Last error: {}", ::GetLastError()));
     }
 }