diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/ui/CDebugUIPlugin.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/ui/CDebugUIPlugin.java
index 2db67993f07..4dd6061a1cd 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/ui/CDebugUIPlugin.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/ui/CDebugUIPlugin.java
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ public class CDebugUIPlugin extends AbstractUIPlugin implements ISelectionListen
 		Shell shell = getActiveWorkbenchShell();
 		if ( shell != null )
 		{
-			IStatus status = new Status( IStatus.ERROR, getUniqueIdentifier(), ICDebugUIConstants.INTERNAL_ERROR, "Error logged from CDT Debug UI: ", t ); //$NON-NLS-1$	
+			IStatus status = new Status( IStatus.ERROR, getUniqueIdentifier(), ICDebugUIConstants.INTERNAL_ERROR, t.getMessage(), null ); //$NON-NLS-1$	
 			ErrorDialog.openError( shell, "Error", message, status );
 		}
 	}
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ public class CDebugUIPlugin extends AbstractUIPlugin implements ISelectionListen
 						}
 						catch( DebugException e )
 						{
-							errorDialog( e.getMessage(), e );
+							errorDialog( "Switch to stack frame failed.", e );
 						}
 					}
 				}