diff --git a/src/util/mdb-header.c b/src/util/mdb-header.c
index 96d85eb..290c3ee 100644
--- a/src/util/mdb-header.c
+++ b/src/util/mdb-header.c
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ FILE *cfile;
 		       fprintf (cfile, "\tdump_string (x.");
 		       break;
 		     default:
+               fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: unsupported type: 0x%02x\n", col->col_type);
 		       unsupported = 1;
 		       break;
 		     }
@@ -147,8 +148,6 @@ FILE *cfile;
  
  mdb_close (mdb);
 
- if (unsupported)
-  fputs("ERROR: unsupported type.\n", stderr);
  exit(unsupported);
 }