diff --git a/llvm/tools/llvm-ar/llvm-ar.cpp b/llvm/tools/llvm-ar/llvm-ar.cpp
--- a/llvm/tools/llvm-ar/llvm-ar.cpp
+++ b/llvm/tools/llvm-ar/llvm-ar.cpp
@@ -929,7 +929,7 @@
     object::Archive Archive(Buf.get()->getMemBufferRef(), Err);
     EC = errorToErrorCode(std::move(Err));
     failIfError(EC,
-                "error loading '" + ArchiveName + "': " + EC.message() + "!");
+                "error loading '" + ArchiveName + "'");
     if (Archive.isThin())
       CompareFullPath = true;
     performOperation(Operation, &Archive, std::move(Buf.get()), NewMembers);