diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/dependency/fromDependencies/RenderDependenciesMojo.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/dependency/fromDependencies/RenderDependenciesMojo.java
index 00a78b09d..7a794db58 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/dependency/fromDependencies/RenderDependenciesMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/dependency/fromDependencies/RenderDependenciesMojo.java
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ private void store(final String content, final File out) throws MojoExecutionExc
             try {
                 Files.createDirectories(parent);
             } catch (final IOException e) {
-                throw new MojoExecutionException(e);
+                throw new MojoExecutionException("Error while creating directory '" + parent + "'", e);
             }
         }