diff --git a/maven-cli/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cling/invoker/mvn/DefaultMavenParser.java b/maven-cli/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cling/invoker/mvn/DefaultMavenParser.java
index c8f3333f9b..78db2be084 100644
--- a/maven-cli/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cling/invoker/mvn/DefaultMavenParser.java
+++ b/maven-cli/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cling/invoker/mvn/DefaultMavenParser.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public class DefaultMavenParser extends BaseMavenParser<MavenOptions, MavenInvok
         try {
             return CommonsCliMavenOptions.parse(source, args.toArray(new String[0]));
         } catch (ParseException e) {
-            throw new ParserException("Failed to parse source " + source, e.getCause());
+            throw new ParserException("Failed to parse source " + source + ": " + e.getMessage(), e.getCause());
         }
     }