diff --git a/src/cargo/util/errors.rs b/src/cargo/util/errors.rs
index b62f21d10b9..64eeaf20c79 100644
--- a/src/cargo/util/errors.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/util/errors.rs
@@ -337,7 +337,47 @@ pub fn process_error(
 
     #[cfg(windows)]
     fn status_to_string(status: ExitStatus) -> String {
-        status.to_string()
+        use winapi::um::winnt::*;
+        use winapi::shared::minwindef::DWORD;
+
+        let mut base = status.to_string();
+        let extra = match status.code().unwrap() as DWORD {
+            STATUS_ACCESS_VIOLATION => "STATUS_ACCESS_VIOLATION",
+            STATUS_IN_PAGE_ERROR => "STATUS_IN_PAGE_ERROR",
+            STATUS_INVALID_HANDLE => "STATUS_INVALID_HANDLE",
+            STATUS_INVALID_PARAMETER => "STATUS_INVALID_PARAMETER",
+            STATUS_NO_MEMORY => "STATUS_NO_MEMORY",
+            STATUS_ILLEGAL_INSTRUCTION => "STATUS_ILLEGAL_INSTRUCTION",
+            STATUS_NONCONTINUABLE_EXCEPTION => "STATUS_NONCONTINUABLE_EXCEPTION",
+            STATUS_INVALID_DISPOSITION => "STATUS_INVALID_DISPOSITION",
+            STATUS_ARRAY_BOUNDS_EXCEEDED => "STATUS_ARRAY_BOUNDS_EXCEEDED",
+            STATUS_FLOAT_DENORMAL_OPERAND => "STATUS_FLOAT_DENORMAL_OPERAND",
+            STATUS_FLOAT_DIVIDE_BY_ZERO => "STATUS_FLOAT_DIVIDE_BY_ZERO",
+            STATUS_FLOAT_INEXACT_RESULT => "STATUS_FLOAT_INEXACT_RESULT",
+            STATUS_FLOAT_INVALID_OPERATION => "STATUS_FLOAT_INVALID_OPERATION",
+            STATUS_FLOAT_OVERFLOW => "STATUS_FLOAT_OVERFLOW",
+            STATUS_FLOAT_STACK_CHECK => "STATUS_FLOAT_STACK_CHECK",
+            STATUS_FLOAT_UNDERFLOW => "STATUS_FLOAT_UNDERFLOW",
+            STATUS_INTEGER_DIVIDE_BY_ZERO => "STATUS_INTEGER_DIVIDE_BY_ZERO",
+            STATUS_INTEGER_OVERFLOW => "STATUS_INTEGER_OVERFLOW",
+            STATUS_PRIVILEGED_INSTRUCTION => "STATUS_PRIVILEGED_INSTRUCTION",
+            STATUS_STACK_OVERFLOW => "STATUS_STACK_OVERFLOW",
+            STATUS_DLL_NOT_FOUND => "STATUS_DLL_NOT_FOUND",
+            STATUS_ORDINAL_NOT_FOUND => "STATUS_ORDINAL_NOT_FOUND",
+            STATUS_ENTRYPOINT_NOT_FOUND => "STATUS_ENTRYPOINT_NOT_FOUND",
+            STATUS_CONTROL_C_EXIT => "STATUS_CONTROL_C_EXIT",
+            STATUS_DLL_INIT_FAILED => "STATUS_DLL_INIT_FAILED",
+            STATUS_FLOAT_MULTIPLE_FAULTS => "STATUS_FLOAT_MULTIPLE_FAULTS",
+            STATUS_FLOAT_MULTIPLE_TRAPS => "STATUS_FLOAT_MULTIPLE_TRAPS",
+            STATUS_REG_NAT_CONSUMPTION => "STATUS_REG_NAT_CONSUMPTION",
+            STATUS_HEAP_CORRUPTION => "STATUS_HEAP_CORRUPTION",
+            STATUS_STACK_BUFFER_OVERRUN => "STATUS_STACK_BUFFER_OVERRUN",
+            STATUS_ASSERTION_FAILURE => "STATUS_ASSERTION_FAILURE",
+            _ => return base,
+        };
+        base.push_str(", ");
+        base.push_str(extra);
+        base
     }
 }