1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/validate.c b/validate.c
index 043c4219..f61e1fe7 100644
--- a/validate.c
+++ b/validate.c
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ check_text(struct mdoc *mdoc, int line, int pos, const char *p)
 			continue;
 		}
 		return(mdoc_perr(mdoc, line, pos, 
-				"invalid escape sequence"));
+				"invalid escape sequence: %s", p));
 	}
 
 	return(1);