diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Exit.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Exit.java
index 731750c08..e62156f6b 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Exit.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Exit.java
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ public class Exit extends Task {
                     }
                 }
             }
+            log("failing due to " + text, getProject().MSG_DEBUG);
             throw ((status == null) ? new BuildException(text)
              : new ExitStatusException(text, status.intValue()));
         }