diff --git a/src/java.base/share/native/libjava/jni_util.c b/src/java.base/share/native/libjava/jni_util.c
index 1090170dff3..baeaf4883ab 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/native/libjava/jni_util.c
+++ b/src/java.base/share/native/libjava/jni_util.c
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ JNU_ThrowByNameWithMessageAndLastError
 }
 
 /*
- * Convenience method.
+ * Convenience function.
  * Call JNU_ThrowByNameWithLastError for java.io.IOException.
  */
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL
@@ -185,6 +185,16 @@ JNU_ThrowIOExceptionWithLastError(JNIEnv *env, const char *defaultDetail)
     JNU_ThrowByNameWithLastError(env, "java/io/IOException", defaultDetail);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Throw java.io.IOException using a given message and the string
+ * returned by getLastErrorString to construct the detail string.
+ */
+JNIEXPORT void JNICALL
+JNU_ThrowIOExceptionWithMessageAndLastError(JNIEnv *env, const char *message)
+{
+    JNU_ThrowByNameWithMessageAndLastError(env, "java/io/IOException", message);
+}
+
 
 JNIEXPORT jvalue JNICALL
 JNU_CallStaticMethodByName(JNIEnv *env,
diff --git a/src/java.base/share/native/libjava/jni_util.h b/src/java.base/share/native/libjava/jni_util.h
index 4fcc50a1870..d924c05fc1a 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/native/libjava/jni_util.h
+++ b/src/java.base/share/native/libjava/jni_util.h
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ JNU_ThrowByNameWithMessageAndLastError
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL
 JNU_ThrowIOExceptionWithLastError(JNIEnv *env, const char *defaultDetail);
 
+JNIEXPORT void JNICALL
+JNU_ThrowIOExceptionWithMessageAndLastError(JNIEnv *env, const char *message);
+
 /* Convert between Java strings and i18n C strings */
 JNIEXPORT const char *
 GetStringPlatformChars(JNIEnv *env, jstring jstr, jboolean *isCopy);
diff --git a/src/java.base/unix/native/libnio/MappedMemoryUtils.c b/src/java.base/unix/native/libnio/MappedMemoryUtils.c
index e90acd2863f..4c9b72e51ad 100644
--- a/src/java.base/unix/native/libnio/MappedMemoryUtils.c
+++ b/src/java.base/unix/native/libnio/MappedMemoryUtils.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2001, 2021, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2001, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ Java_java_nio_MappedMemoryUtils_load0(JNIEnv *env, jobject obj, jlong address,
     char *a = (char *)jlong_to_ptr(address);
     int result = madvise((caddr_t)a, (size_t)len, MADV_WILLNEED);
     if (result == -1) {
-        JNU_ThrowIOExceptionWithLastError(env, "madvise failed");
+        JNU_ThrowIOExceptionWithMessageAndLastError(env, "madvise with advise MADV_WILLNEED failed");
     }
 }
 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ Java_java_nio_MappedMemoryUtils_unload0(JNIEnv *env, jobject obj, jlong address,
     char *a = (char *)jlong_to_ptr(address);
     int result = madvise((caddr_t)a, (size_t)len, MADV_DONTNEED);
     if (result == -1) {
-        JNU_ThrowIOExceptionWithLastError(env, "madvise failed");
+        JNU_ThrowIOExceptionWithMessageAndLastError(env, "madvise with advise MADV_DONTNEED failed");
     }
 }
 
@@ -132,6 +132,6 @@ Java_java_nio_MappedMemoryUtils_force0(JNIEnv *env, jobject obj, jobject fdo,
     void* a = (void *)jlong_to_ptr(address);
     int result = msync(a, (size_t)len, MS_SYNC);
     if (result == -1) {
-        JNU_ThrowIOExceptionWithLastError(env, "msync failed");
+        JNU_ThrowIOExceptionWithMessageAndLastError(env, "msync with parameter MS_SYNC failed");
     }
 }