diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_backup.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_backup.go
index 5c4e1b563..a8de4bd4f 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_backup.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_backup.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"bufio"
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -308,7 +309,7 @@ func collectTargets(opts BackupOptions, args []string) (targets []string, err er
 		var expanded []string
 		expanded, err := filepath.Glob(line)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			return nil, errors.WithMessage(err, fmt.Sprintf("pattern: %s", line))
 		}
 		lines = append(lines, expanded...)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/errors/errors.go b/internal/errors/errors.go
index aa2ff6f2b..ffd3d615e 100644
--- a/internal/errors/errors.go
+++ b/internal/errors/errors.go
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ var Wrap = errors.Wrap
 // nil, Wrapf returns nil.
 var Wrapf = errors.Wrapf
 
+// WithMessage annotates err with a new message. If err is nil, WithMessage
+// returns nil.
+var WithMessage = errors.WithMessage
+
 // Cause returns the cause of an error. It will also unwrap certain errors,
 // e.g. *url.Error returned by the net/http client.
 func Cause(err error) error {