diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/DataNode.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/DataNode.java
index 09c99fdfec1..163d73c02e7 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/DataNode.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/datanode/DataNode.java
@@ -2627,6 +2627,11 @@ public class DataNode extends ReconfigurableBase
         IOUtils.closeSocket(sock);
       }
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+      return "DataTransfer " + b + " to " + Arrays.asList(targets);
+    }
   }
 
   /***