diff --git a/glfw/src/vulkan.zig b/glfw/src/vulkan.zig
index 8fbd8695..bbc5ef6b 100644
--- a/glfw/src/vulkan.zig
+++ b/glfw/src/vulkan.zig
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ pub const VKProc = fn () callconv(.C) void;
 /// @thread_safety This function may be called from any thread.
 pub fn getInstanceProcAddress(vk_instance: ?*opaque {}, proc_name: [*c]const u8) callconv(.C) ?VKProc {
     const proc_address = c.glfwGetInstanceProcAddress(if (vk_instance) |v| @ptrCast(c.VkInstance, v) else null, proc_name);
-    getError() catch @panic("glfw.getInstanceProcAddress failed, not initialized or Vulkan API unavailable");
+    getError() catch |err| @panic(@errorName(err));
     if (proc_address) |addr| return addr;
     return null;
 }