diff --git a/node.go b/node.go
index 4302071..8d794db 100644
--- a/node.go
+++ b/node.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ Traverse:
 		case errSkip:
 			continue Traverse
 		default:
-			return err
+			return fmt.Errorf("error while traversing %q: %v", nd.Name, err)
 		}
 		// TODO(rjeczalik): tolerate open failures - add failed names to
 		// AddDirError and notify users which names are not added to the tree.