diff --git a/src/citra/emu_window/emu_window_sdl2.cpp b/src/citra/emu_window/emu_window_sdl2.cpp
index 25643715a8..1a6fd0fa37 100644
--- a/src/citra/emu_window/emu_window_sdl2.cpp
+++ b/src/citra/emu_window/emu_window_sdl2.cpp
@@ -89,19 +89,19 @@ EmuWindow_SDL2::EmuWindow_SDL2() {
                          SDL_WINDOW_OPENGL | SDL_WINDOW_RESIZABLE | SDL_WINDOW_ALLOW_HIGHDPI);
 
     if (render_window == nullptr) {
-        LOG_CRITICAL(Frontend, "Failed to create SDL2 window! Exiting...");
+        LOG_CRITICAL(Frontend, "Failed to create SDL2 window: %s", SDL_GetError());
         exit(1);
     }
 
     gl_context = SDL_GL_CreateContext(render_window);
 
     if (gl_context == nullptr) {
-        LOG_CRITICAL(Frontend, "Failed to create SDL2 GL context! Exiting...");
+        LOG_CRITICAL(Frontend, "Failed to create SDL2 GL context: %s", SDL_GetError());
         exit(1);
     }
 
     if (!gladLoadGLLoader(static_cast<GLADloadproc>(SDL_GL_GetProcAddress))) {
-        LOG_CRITICAL(Frontend, "Failed to initialize GL functions! Exiting...");
+        LOG_CRITICAL(Frontend, "Failed to initialize GL functions: %s", SDL_GetError());
         exit(1);
     }