diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apimachinery/registered/registered.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apimachinery/registered/registered.go
index 5256be659a9..f2e32c88cdf 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apimachinery/registered/registered.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apimachinery/registered/registered.go
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func (m *APIRegistrationManager) RegisterVersions(availableVersions []schema.Gro
 func (m *APIRegistrationManager) RegisterGroup(groupMeta apimachinery.GroupMeta) error {
 	groupName := groupMeta.GroupVersion.Group
 	if _, found := m.groupMetaMap[groupName]; found {
-		return fmt.Errorf("group %v is already registered", m.groupMetaMap)
+		return fmt.Errorf("group %q is already registered in groupsMap: %v", groupName, m.groupMetaMap)
 	}
 	m.groupMetaMap[groupName] = &groupMeta
 	return nil