diff --git a/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/internal/bind/TypeAdapters.java b/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/internal/bind/TypeAdapters.java
index d284dd5b..c72c0d9a 100644
--- a/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/internal/bind/TypeAdapters.java
+++ b/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/internal/bind/TypeAdapters.java
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ public final class TypeAdapters {
           constantToName.put(constant, name);
         }
       } catch (NoSuchFieldException e) {
-        throw new AssertionError();
+        throw new AssertionError("Missing field in " + classOfT.getName(), e);
       }
     }
     @Override public T read(JsonReader in) throws IOException {