diff --git a/paddle/fluid/operators/clip_by_norm_op.h b/paddle/fluid/operators/clip_by_norm_op.h
index 415cc975ecd6fd8d207ecdf40afd0263794b0130..a8d1e8e4661bff87da4c982d638fe56ef8e56ec7 100644
--- a/paddle/fluid/operators/clip_by_norm_op.h
+++ b/paddle/fluid/operators/clip_by_norm_op.h
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ class ClipByNormKernel : public framework::OpKernel<T> {
     } else {
       PADDLE_THROW(platform::errors::InvalidArgument(
           "Invalid input variable type, only support LodTensor and "
-          "SelectedRows types."));
+          "SelectedRows types, but got type is %s.",
+          framework::ToTypeName(in_var->Type())));
     }
 
     PADDLE_ENFORCE_NOT_NULL(input,