diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/amd64/asm.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/amd64/asm.go
index d2f63d3d059..5f2a74d8cfe 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/amd64/asm.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/amd64/asm.go
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ func machoreloc1(s *ld.Symbol, r *ld.Reloc, sectoff int64) int {
 
 	if rs.Type == ld.SHOSTOBJ || r.Type == objabi.R_PCREL || r.Type == objabi.R_GOTPCREL {
 		if rs.Dynid < 0 {
-			ld.Errorf(s, "reloc %d to non-macho symbol %s type=%d", r.Type, rs.Name, rs.Type)
+			ld.Errorf(s, "reloc %d (%s) to non-macho symbol %s type=%d (%s)", r.Type, r.Type, rs.Name, rs.Type, rs.Type)
 			return -1
 		}
 
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ func machoreloc1(s *ld.Symbol, r *ld.Reloc, sectoff int64) int {
 	} else {
 		v = uint32(rs.Sect.Extnum)
 		if v == 0 {
-			ld.Errorf(s, "reloc %d to symbol %s in non-macho section %s type=%d", r.Type, rs.Name, rs.Sect.Name, rs.Type)
+			ld.Errorf(s, "reloc %d (%s) to symbol %s in non-macho section %s type=%d (%s)", r.Type, r.Type, rs.Name, rs.Sect.Name, rs.Type, rs.Type)
 			return -1
 		}
 	}
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ func pereloc1(s *ld.Symbol, r *ld.Reloc, sectoff int64) bool {
 	rs := r.Xsym
 
 	if rs.Dynid < 0 {
-		ld.Errorf(s, "reloc %d to non-coff symbol %s type=%d", r.Type, rs.Name, rs.Type)
+		ld.Errorf(s, "reloc %d (%s) to non-coff symbol %s type=%d (%s)", r.Type, r.Type, rs.Name, rs.Type, rs.Type)
 		return false
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/arm/asm.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/arm/asm.go
index 0f281c15998..2fc9329b61f 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/arm/asm.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/arm/asm.go
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ func machoreloc1(s *ld.Symbol, r *ld.Reloc, sectoff int64) int {
 
 	if rs.Type == ld.SHOSTOBJ || r.Type == objabi.R_CALLARM {
 		if rs.Dynid < 0 {
-			ld.Errorf(s, "reloc %d to non-macho symbol %s type=%d", r.Type, rs.Name, rs.Type)
+			ld.Errorf(s, "reloc %d (%s) to non-macho symbol %s type=%d (%s)", r.Type, r.Type, rs.Name, rs.Type, rs.Type)
 			return -1
 		}
 
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ func machoreloc1(s *ld.Symbol, r *ld.Reloc, sectoff int64) int {
 	} else {
 		v = uint32(rs.Sect.Extnum)
 		if v == 0 {
-			ld.Errorf(s, "reloc %d to symbol %s in non-macho section %s type=%d", r.Type, rs.Name, rs.Sect.Name, rs.Type)
+			ld.Errorf(s, "reloc %d (%s) to symbol %s in non-macho section %s type=%d (%s)", r.Type, r.Type, rs.Name, rs.Sect.Name, rs.Type, rs.Type)
 			return -1
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/arm64/asm.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/arm64/asm.go
index 92a87f99f7d..8d3c6fcb576 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/arm64/asm.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/arm64/asm.go
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ func machoreloc1(s *ld.Symbol, r *ld.Reloc, sectoff int64) int {
 	// UNSIGNED relocation at all.
 	if rs.Type == ld.SHOSTOBJ || r.Type == objabi.R_CALLARM64 || r.Type == objabi.R_ADDRARM64 || r.Type == objabi.R_ADDR {
 		if rs.Dynid < 0 {
-			ld.Errorf(s, "reloc %d to non-macho symbol %s type=%d", r.Type, rs.Name, rs.Type)
+			ld.Errorf(s, "reloc %d (%s) to non-macho symbol %s type=%d (%s)", r.Type, r.Type, rs.Name, rs.Type, rs.Type)
 			return -1
 		}
 
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ func machoreloc1(s *ld.Symbol, r *ld.Reloc, sectoff int64) int {
 	} else {
 		v = uint32(rs.Sect.Extnum)
 		if v == 0 {
-			ld.Errorf(s, "reloc %d to symbol %s in non-macho section %s type=%d", r.Type, rs.Name, rs.Sect.Name, rs.Type)
+			ld.Errorf(s, "reloc %d (%s) to symbol %s in non-macho section %s type=%d (%s)", r.Type, r.Type, rs.Name, rs.Sect.Name, rs.Type, rs.Type)
 			return -1
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/data.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/data.go
index 23e0e4f2b03..691e74cc974 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/data.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/data.go
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ func relocsym(ctxt *Link, s *Symbol) {
 		// shared libraries, and Solaris needs it always
 		if Headtype != objabi.Hsolaris && r.Sym != nil && r.Sym.Type == SDYNIMPORT && !ctxt.DynlinkingGo() {
 			if !(SysArch.Family == sys.PPC64 && Linkmode == LinkExternal && r.Sym.Name == ".TOC.") {
-				Errorf(s, "unhandled relocation for %s (type %d rtype %d)", r.Sym.Name, r.Sym.Type, r.Type)
+				Errorf(s, "unhandled relocation for %s (type %d (%s) rtype %d (%s))", r.Sym.Name, r.Sym.Type, r.Sym.Type, r.Type, r.Type)
 			}
 		}
 		if r.Sym != nil && r.Sym.Type != STLSBSS && r.Type != objabi.R_WEAKADDROFF && !r.Sym.Attr.Reachable() {
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ func dynrelocsym(ctxt *Link, s *Symbol) {
 				Errorf(s, "dynamic relocation to unreachable symbol %s", r.Sym.Name)
 			}
 			if !Thearch.Adddynrel(ctxt, s, r) {
-				Errorf(s, "unsupported dynamic relocation for symbol %s (type=%d stype=%d)", r.Sym.Name, r.Type, r.Sym.Type)
+				Errorf(s, "unsupported dynamic relocation for symbol %s (type=%d (%s) stype=%d (%s))", r.Sym.Name, r.Type, r.Type, r.Sym.Type, r.Sym.Type)
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/elf.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/elf.go
index 78f8d6e70ea..9ac55ada1df 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/elf.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/elf.go
@@ -1812,13 +1812,13 @@ func elfrelocsect(ctxt *Link, sect *Section, syms []*Symbol) {
 				continue
 			}
 			if r.Xsym.ElfsymForReloc() == 0 {
-				Errorf(sym, "reloc %d to non-elf symbol %s (outer=%s) %d", r.Type, r.Sym.Name, r.Xsym.Name, r.Sym.Type)
+				Errorf(sym, "reloc %d (%s) to non-elf symbol %s (outer=%s) %d (%s)", r.Type, r.Type, r.Sym.Name, r.Xsym.Name, r.Sym.Type, r.Sym.Type)
 			}
 			if !r.Xsym.Attr.Reachable() {
 				Errorf(sym, "unreachable reloc %v target %v", r.Type, r.Xsym.Name)
 			}
 			if Thearch.Elfreloc1(ctxt, r, int64(uint64(sym.Value+int64(r.Off))-sect.Vaddr)) < 0 {
-				Errorf(sym, "unsupported obj reloc %d/%d to %s", r.Type, r.Siz, r.Sym.Name)
+				Errorf(sym, "unsupported obj reloc %d (%s)/%d to %s", r.Type, r.Type, r.Siz, r.Sym.Name)
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/pe.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/pe.go
index f26c83ee30e..caa3eabb511 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/pe.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/pe.go
@@ -839,10 +839,10 @@ func perelocsect(ctxt *Link, sect *Section, syms []*Symbol, base uint64) int {
 			}
 
 			if r.Xsym.Dynid < 0 {
-				Errorf(sym, "reloc %d to non-coff symbol %s (outer=%s) %d", r.Type, r.Sym.Name, r.Xsym.Name, r.Sym.Type)
+				Errorf(sym, "reloc %d (%s) to non-coff symbol %s (outer=%s) %d (%s)", r.Type, r.Type, r.Sym.Name, r.Xsym.Name, r.Sym.Type, r.Sym.Type)
 			}
 			if !Thearch.PEreloc1(sym, r, int64(uint64(sym.Value+int64(r.Off))-base)) {
-				Errorf(sym, "unsupported obj reloc %d/%d to %s", r.Type, r.Siz, r.Sym.Name)
+				Errorf(sym, "unsupported obj reloc %d (%s)/%d to %s", r.Type, r.Type, r.Siz, r.Sym.Name)
 			}
 
 			relocs++
diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/x86/asm.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/x86/asm.go
index 3649e6a8f82..157b4269711 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/x86/asm.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/x86/asm.go
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ func machoreloc1(s *ld.Symbol, r *ld.Reloc, sectoff int64) int {
 
 	if rs.Type == ld.SHOSTOBJ {
 		if rs.Dynid < 0 {
-			ld.Errorf(s, "reloc %d to non-macho symbol %s type=%d", r.Type, rs.Name, rs.Type)
+			ld.Errorf(s, "reloc %d (%s) to non-macho symbol %s type=%d (%s)", r.Type, r.Type, rs.Name, rs.Type, rs.Type)
 			return -1
 		}
 
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ func machoreloc1(s *ld.Symbol, r *ld.Reloc, sectoff int64) int {
 	} else {
 		v = uint32(rs.Sect.Extnum)
 		if v == 0 {
-			ld.Errorf(s, "reloc %d to symbol %s in non-macho section %s type=%d", r.Type, rs.Name, rs.Sect.Name, rs.Type)
+			ld.Errorf(s, "reloc %d (%s) to symbol %s in non-macho section %s type=%d (%s)", r.Type, r.Type, rs.Name, rs.Sect.Name, rs.Type, rs.Type)
 			return -1
 		}
 	}
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ func pereloc1(s *ld.Symbol, r *ld.Reloc, sectoff int64) bool {
 	rs := r.Xsym
 
 	if rs.Dynid < 0 {
-		ld.Errorf(s, "reloc %d to non-coff symbol %s type=%d", r.Type, rs.Name, rs.Type)
+		ld.Errorf(s, "reloc %d (%s) to non-coff symbol %s type=%d (%s)", r.Type, r.Type, rs.Name, rs.Type, rs.Type)
 		return false
 	}