diff --git a/libcontainer/rootfs_linux.go b/libcontainer/rootfs_linux.go
index 943b2fc09..73b46bd41 100644
--- a/libcontainer/rootfs_linux.go
+++ b/libcontainer/rootfs_linux.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func setupRootfs(config *configs.Config, console *linuxConsole, pipe io.ReadWrit
 			}
 		}
 		if err := mountToRootfs(m, config.Rootfs, config.MountLabel); err != nil {
-			return newSystemErrorWithCausef(err, "mounting %q to rootfs %q", m.Destination, config.Rootfs)
+			return newSystemErrorWithCausef(err, "mounting %q to rootfs %q at %q", m.Source, config.Rootfs, m.Destination)
 		}
 
 		for _, postcmd := range m.PostmountCmds {