diff --git a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_archiver.c b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_archiver.c
index 4d1205d2d1..25862470bd 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_archiver.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_archiver.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *		$PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_archiver.c,v 1.182 2010/02/26 02:01:16 momjian Exp $
+ *		$PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_backup_archiver.c,v 1.183 2010/03/18 20:00:51 petere Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -935,13 +935,13 @@ StartRestoreBlob(ArchiveHandle *AH, Oid oid, bool drop)
 		{
 			loOid = lo_create(AH->connection, oid);
 			if (loOid == 0 || loOid != oid)
-				die_horribly(AH, modulename, "could not create large object %u\n",
-							 oid);
+				die_horribly(AH, modulename, "could not create large object %u: %s",
+							 oid, PQerrorMessage(AH->connection));
 		}
 		AH->loFd = lo_open(AH->connection, oid, INV_WRITE);
 		if (AH->loFd == -1)
-			die_horribly(AH, modulename, "could not open large object %u\n",
-						 oid);
+			die_horribly(AH, modulename, "could not open large object %u: %s",
+						 oid, PQerrorMessage(AH->connection));
 	}
 	else
 	{
diff --git a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c
index 52ba1c9d70..2ff4e0c874 100644
--- a/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c
+++ b/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
  *	http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-bugs/2010-02/msg00187.php
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c,v 1.578 2010/03/11 04:36:43 tgl Exp $
+ *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c,v 1.579 2010/03/18 20:00:51 petere Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -2117,7 +2117,7 @@ dumpBlobs(Archive *AH, void *arg)
 			loFd = lo_open(g_conn, blobOid, INV_READ);
 			if (loFd == -1)
 			{
-				write_msg(NULL, "dumpBlobs(): could not open large object %u: %s",
+				write_msg(NULL, "could not open large object %u: %s",
 						  blobOid, PQerrorMessage(g_conn));
 				exit_nicely();
 			}
@@ -2130,7 +2130,7 @@ dumpBlobs(Archive *AH, void *arg)
 				cnt = lo_read(g_conn, loFd, buf, LOBBUFSIZE);
 				if (cnt < 0)
 				{
-					write_msg(NULL, "dumpBlobs(): error reading large object %u: %s",
+					write_msg(NULL, "error reading large object %u: %s",
 							  blobOid, PQerrorMessage(g_conn));
 					exit_nicely();
 				}