diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Zip.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Zip.java
index 0cb65be0d..56120ad20 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Zip.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Zip.java
@@ -421,11 +421,15 @@ public class Zip extends MatchingTask {
                 try {
                     fileUtils.rename(zipFile, renamedFile);
                 } catch (SecurityException e) {
-                    throw new BuildException("Not allowed to rename old file "
-                                             + "to temporary file");
+                    throw new BuildException(
+                        "Not allowed to rename old file ("
+                        + zipFile.getAbsolutePath()
+                        + ") to temporary file");
                 } catch (IOException e) {
-                    throw new BuildException("Unable to rename old file "
-                                             + "to temporary file");
+                    throw new BuildException(
+                        "Unable to rename old file ("
+                        + zipFile.getAbsolutePath()
+                        + ") to temporary file");
                 }
             }