diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/error.cc b/src/core/lib/iomgr/error.cc
index 6ae077fd548..59236b20c59 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/error.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/error.cc
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ grpc_error* grpc_os_error(const char* file, int line, int err,
       grpc_error_set_str(
           grpc_error_set_int(
               grpc_error_create(file, line,
-                                grpc_slice_from_static_string("OS Error"),
+                                grpc_slice_from_static_string(strerror(err)),
                                 nullptr, 0),
               GRPC_ERROR_INT_ERRNO, err),
           GRPC_ERROR_STR_OS_ERROR,
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/resolve_address_posix.cc b/src/core/lib/iomgr/resolve_address_posix.cc
index c285d7eca66..2a03244ff7d 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/resolve_address_posix.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/resolve_address_posix.cc
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ static grpc_error* posix_blocking_resolve_address(
         grpc_error_set_str(
             grpc_error_set_str(
                 grpc_error_set_int(
-                    GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_STATIC_STRING("OS Error"),
+                    GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_STATIC_STRING(gai_strerror(s)),
                     GRPC_ERROR_INT_ERRNO, s),
                 GRPC_ERROR_STR_OS_ERROR,
                 grpc_slice_from_static_string(gai_strerror(s))),