diff --git a/src/book/book.rs b/src/book/book.rs
index 35f66438..07996cad 100644
--- a/src/book/book.rs
+++ b/src/book/book.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ fn create_missing(src_dir: &Path, summary: &Summary) -> Result<()> {
                     }
                     debug!("Creating missing file {}", filename.display());
 
-                    let mut f = File::create(&filename)?;
+                    let mut f = File::create(&filename).with_context(|| format!("Unable to create missing file: {}", filename.display()))?;
                     writeln!(f, "# {}", link.name)?;
                 }
             }