diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/blockmanagement/BlockManager.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/blockmanagement/BlockManager.java
index ead915f1d38..d9eb8932a39 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/blockmanagement/BlockManager.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/blockmanagement/BlockManager.java
@@ -5189,6 +5189,8 @@ public void run() {
       try {
         processQueue();
       } catch (Throwable t) {
+        LOG.error("Error while processing the block report, terminating the "
+            + "process", t);
         ExitUtil.terminate(1,
             getName() + " encountered fatal exception: " + t);
       }