diff --git a/lldb/source/Plugins/ExpressionParser/Clang/ClangExpressionParser.cpp b/lldb/source/Plugins/ExpressionParser/Clang/ClangExpressionParser.cpp
--- a/lldb/source/Plugins/ExpressionParser/Clang/ClangExpressionParser.cpp
+++ b/lldb/source/Plugins/ExpressionParser/Clang/ClangExpressionParser.cpp
@@ -1258,8 +1258,10 @@
           interpret_error, interpret_function_calls);
 
       if (!can_interpret && execution_policy == eExecutionPolicyNever) {
-        err.SetErrorStringWithFormat("Can't run the expression locally: %s",
-                                     interpret_error.AsCString());
+        err.SetErrorStringWithFormat(
+            "Can't interpret the expression without a running target. "
+            "Interpretation failed due to: %s",
+            interpret_error.AsCString());
         return err;
       }
     }