--- a/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/security/cert/X509CertSelector.java	Tue Mar 03 08:49:13 2015 -0800
+++ b/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/security/cert/X509CertSelector.java	Tue Mar 03 14:16:49 2015 -0800
@@ -2574,8 +2574,10 @@
         } else {
             if (maxPathLen < basicConstraints) {
                 if (debug != null) {
-                    debug.println("X509CertSelector.match: maxPathLen too small ("
-                        + maxPathLen + " < " + basicConstraints + ")");
+                    debug.println("X509CertSelector.match: cert's maxPathLen " +
+                            "is less than the min maxPathLen set by " +
+                            "basicConstraints. " +
+                            "(" + maxPathLen + " < " + basicConstraints + ")");
                 }
                 return false;
             }