diff --git a/win32/file.c b/win32/file.c
index 3a5e7e36b6d..4e4c142efda 100644
--- a/win32/file.c
+++ b/win32/file.c
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ BOOL32 WINAPI SetFileAttributes32A(LPCSTR lpFileName, DWORD attributes)
 	      lpFileName,attributes);
     if (-1==chmod(full_name.long_name,buf.st_mode))
     {
+        MSG("Wine ERROR: Couldn't set file attributes for existing file \"%s\". Check permissions !\n", full_name.long_name);
         SetLastError(ErrnoToLastError(errno));
         return FALSE;
     }