diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/lib.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/lib.go
index 96ead2f044..c0dc9c7c0d 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/lib.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/lib.go
@@ -1306,23 +1306,23 @@ func readnote(f *elf.File, name []byte, typ int32) ([]byte, error) {
 				if err == io.EOF {
 					break
 				}
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("read namesize failed:", err)
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("read namesize failed: %v", err)
 			}
 			err = binary.Read(r, f.ByteOrder, &descsize)
 			if err != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("read descsize failed:", err)
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("read descsize failed: %v", err)
 			}
 			err = binary.Read(r, f.ByteOrder, &noteType)
 			if err != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("read type failed:", err)
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("read type failed: %v", err)
 			}
 			noteName, err := readwithpad(r, namesize)
 			if err != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("read name failed:", err)
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("read name failed: %v", err)
 			}
 			desc, err := readwithpad(r, descsize)
 			if err != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("read desc failed:", err)
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("read desc failed: %v", err)
 			}
 			if string(name) == string(noteName) && typ == noteType {
 				return desc, nil