diff --git a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/util/opinion/CoffLoader.java b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/util/opinion/CoffLoader.java
index ea251ffcff..ed66dbe3a9 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/util/opinion/CoffLoader.java
+++ b/Ghidra/Features/Base/src/main/java/ghidra/app/util/opinion/CoffLoader.java
@@ -701,7 +701,13 @@ public class CoffLoader extends AbstractLibrarySupportLoader {
 								++failureCount;
 								failedAddr = address;
 								handleRelocationError(program, address, relocationType,
-									"Unsupported COFF relocation type", null);
+									"unsupported type", null);
+							}
+							else if (status == Status.FAILURE) {
+								++failureCount;
+								failedAddr = address;
+								handleRelocationError(program, address, relocationType,
+									"unknown reason", null);
 							}
 						}
 					}