diff --git a/src/basic/process-util.c b/src/basic/process-util.c
index a5ad24cc5c..5e27097cbb 100644
--- a/src/basic/process-util.c
+++ b/src/basic/process-util.c
@@ -1285,7 +1285,7 @@ int safe_fork_full(
         else
                 pid = fork();
         if (pid < 0)
-                return log_full_errno(prio, errno, "Failed to fork: %m");
+                return log_full_errno(prio, errno, "Failed to fork off '%s': %m", strna(name));
         if (pid > 0) {
                 /* We are in the parent process */