diff --git a/reactos/base/applications/cmdutils/fsutil/common.c b/reactos/base/applications/cmdutils/fsutil/common.c
index c89cd821ada..26120d86d34 100644
--- a/reactos/base/applications/cmdutils/fsutil/common.c
+++ b/reactos/base/applications/cmdutils/fsutil/common.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ HANDLE OpenVolume(const TCHAR * Volume,
                          NULL, OPEN_EXISTING, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, NULL);
     if (hVolume == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
     {
-        _ftprintf(stderr, _T("Error: %d\n"), GetLastError());
+        PrintErrorMessage(GetLastError());
         return INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
     }
 
@@ -99,3 +99,24 @@ void PrintDefaultUsage(const TCHAR * Command,
         _ftprintf(stderr, _T("%s\t%s\n"), HandlersList[i].Command, HandlersList[i].Desc);
     }
 }
+
+int PrintErrorMessage(DWORD Error)
+{
+    TCHAR * String;
+
+    /* Try to get textual error */
+    if (FormatMessageW(FORMAT_MESSAGE_ALLOCATE_BUFFER | FORMAT_MESSAGE_FROM_SYSTEM,
+                       NULL, Error, 0, (TCHAR *)&String, 0, NULL) != 0)
+    {
+        /* And print it */
+        _ftprintf(stderr, _T("Error: %s\n"), String);
+        LocalFree(String);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        /* Otherwise, just print the error number */
+        _ftprintf(stderr, _T("Error: %d\n"), Error);
+    }
+
+    return Error;
+}
diff --git a/reactos/base/applications/cmdutils/fsutil/dirty.c b/reactos/base/applications/cmdutils/fsutil/dirty.c
index 9eff0903714..37f71644095 100644
--- a/reactos/base/applications/cmdutils/fsutil/dirty.c
+++ b/reactos/base/applications/cmdutils/fsutil/dirty.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ QueryMain(int argc, const TCHAR *argv[])
     if (DeviceIoControl(Volume, FSCTL_IS_VOLUME_DIRTY, NULL, 0, &VolumeStatus,
                         sizeof(ULONG), &BytesRead, NULL) == FALSE)
     {
-        _ftprintf(stderr, _T("Error: %d\n"), GetLastError());
+        PrintErrorMessage(GetLastError());
         CloseHandle(Volume);
         return 1;
     }
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ SetMain(int argc, const TCHAR *argv[])
     /* And set the dirty bit */
     if (DeviceIoControl(Volume, FSCTL_MARK_VOLUME_DIRTY, NULL, 0, NULL, 0, &BytesRead, NULL) == FALSE)
     {
-        _ftprintf(stderr, _T("Error: %d\n"), GetLastError());
+        PrintErrorMessage(GetLastError());
         CloseHandle(Volume);
         return 1;
     }
diff --git a/reactos/base/applications/cmdutils/fsutil/fsinfo.c b/reactos/base/applications/cmdutils/fsutil/fsinfo.c
index 1e58b6f65e9..f7ef8e4ccf5 100644
--- a/reactos/base/applications/cmdutils/fsutil/fsinfo.c
+++ b/reactos/base/applications/cmdutils/fsutil/fsinfo.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ DrivesMain(int argc, const TCHAR *argv[])
     Drives = GetLogicalDrives();
     if (Drives == 0)
     {
-        _ftprintf(stderr, _T("Error: %d\n"), GetLastError());
+        PrintErrorMessage(GetLastError());
         return 1;
     }
 
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ VolumeInfoMain(int argc, const TCHAR *argv[])
     if (!GetVolumeInformation(argv[1], VolumeName,  MAX_PATH + 1, &Serial,
                               &MaxComponentLen, &Flags, FileSystem, MAX_PATH + 1))
     {
-        _ftprintf(stderr, _T("Error: %d\n"), GetLastError());
+        PrintErrorMessage(GetLastError());
         return 1;
     }
 
diff --git a/reactos/base/applications/cmdutils/fsutil/fsutil.h b/reactos/base/applications/cmdutils/fsutil/fsutil.h
index 7c112a85413..0971f1e216f 100644
--- a/reactos/base/applications/cmdutils/fsutil/fsutil.h
+++ b/reactos/base/applications/cmdutils/fsutil/fsutil.h
@@ -26,4 +26,6 @@ void PrintDefaultUsage(const TCHAR * Command,
                        HandlerItem * HandlersList,
                        int HandlerListCount);
 
+int PrintErrorMessage(DWORD Error);
+
 #endif