diff --git a/tensorflow/core/util/example_proto_fast_parsing.cc b/tensorflow/core/util/example_proto_fast_parsing.cc
index bcf3512efc98539b64c82c6c416e23919437c94d..3f27814a11c1d01ab446b70b0a581ce742b4c629 100644
--- a/tensorflow/core/util/example_proto_fast_parsing.cc
+++ b/tensorflow/core/util/example_proto_fast_parsing.cc
@@ -657,7 +657,8 @@ Status FastParseSerializedExample(
           example_dtype != config.sparse[d].dtype) {
         return example_error(strings::StrCat(
             "Data types don't match. ",
-            "Expected type: ", DataTypeString(config.sparse[d].dtype)));
+            "Expected type: ", DataTypeString(config.sparse[d].dtype),
+            ", Actual type: ", DataTypeString(example_dtype)));
       }
 
       switch (config.sparse[d].dtype) {