diff --git a/src/result.rs b/src/result.rs
index 550f2bdae..744681fe6 100644
--- a/src/result.rs
+++ b/src/result.rs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ impl ZipError {
 impl Display for ZipError {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
         match self {
-            Self::Io(_) => f.write_str("i/o error"),
+            Self::Io(e) => write!(f, "i/o error: {e}"),
             Self::InvalidArchive(e) => write!(f, "invalid Zip archive: {e}"),
             Self::UnsupportedArchive(e) => write!(f, "unsupported Zip archive: {e}"),
             Self::FileNotFound => f.write_str("specified file not found in archive"),