diff --git a/ompi/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_component.c b/ompi/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_component.c
index a31d7e3be1..52825298db 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_component.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/btl/openib/btl_openib_component.c
@@ -607,9 +607,9 @@ static int openib_reg_mr(void *reg_data, void *base, size_t size,
 
     if (NULL == openib_reg->mr) {
         orte_show_help("help-mpi-btl-openib.txt", "mem-reg-fail",
-                        orte_process_info.nodename,
+                        true, orte_process_info.nodename,
                         ibv_get_device_name(device->ib_dev),
-                        __func__, strerror(errno));
+                        __func__, strerror(errno), errno);
         return OMPI_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE;
     }
 
diff --git a/ompi/mca/btl/openib/help-mpi-btl-openib.txt b/ompi/mca/btl/openib/help-mpi-btl-openib.txt
index 88ae4273e4..efbb2f547c 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/btl/openib/help-mpi-btl-openib.txt
+++ b/ompi/mca/btl/openib/help-mpi-btl-openib.txt
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ The failure occured here:
   Local host:    %s
   Device:        %s
   Function:      %s()
-  Errno says:    %s
+  Errno says:    %s (errno=%d)
 
 You may need to consult with your system administrator to get this
 problem fixed.