diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/FilePath.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/FilePath.java
index 9cb3835dc9..5a02e2251e 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/FilePath.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/FilePath.java
@@ -2988,7 +2988,7 @@ public final class FilePath implements SerializableOnlyOverRemoting {
     private void writeObject(ObjectOutputStream oos) throws IOException {
         Channel target = getChannelForSerialization();
         if(channel!=target) {
-            throw new IllegalStateException("Can't send a remote FilePath to a different remote channel");
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Can't send a remote FilePath to a different remote channel (current=" + channel + ", target=" + target + ")");
         }
 
         oos.defaultWriteObject();