diff --git a/crates/wasmtime/src/trap.rs b/crates/wasmtime/src/trap.rs
index 39f557dcf8..93dfe12a16 100644
--- a/crates/wasmtime/src/trap.rs
+++ b/crates/wasmtime/src/trap.rs
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for TrapCode {
             IntegerOverflow => "integer overflow",
             IntegerDivisionByZero => "integer divide by zero",
             BadConversionToInteger => "invalid conversion to integer",
-            UnreachableCodeReached => "unreachable",
+            UnreachableCodeReached => "wasm `unreachable` instruction executed",
             Interrupt => "interrupt",
         };
         write!(f, "{}", desc)
diff --git a/tests/all/traps.rs b/tests/all/traps.rs
index 857c870359..998d11f908 100644
--- a/tests/all/traps.rs
+++ b/tests/all/traps.rs
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ fn trap_display_pretty() -> Result<()> {
     assert_eq!(
         e.to_string(),
         "\
-wasm trap: unreachable
+wasm trap: wasm `unreachable` instruction executed
 wasm backtrace:
     0:   0x23 - m!die
     1:   0x27 - m!<wasm function 1>
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ fn trap_display_multi_module() -> Result<()> {
     assert_eq!(
         e.to_string(),
         "\
-wasm trap: unreachable
+wasm trap: wasm `unreachable` instruction executed
 wasm backtrace:
     0:   0x23 - a!die
     1:   0x27 - a!<wasm function 1>
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ fn start_trap_pretty() -> Result<()> {
     assert_eq!(
         e.to_string(),
         "\
-wasm trap: unreachable
+wasm trap: wasm `unreachable` instruction executed
 wasm backtrace:
     0:   0x1d - m!die
     1:   0x21 - m!<wasm function 1>
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ fn no_hint_even_with_dwarf_info() -> Result<()> {
     assert_eq!(
         trap.to_string(),
         "\
-wasm trap: unreachable
+wasm trap: wasm `unreachable` instruction executed
 wasm backtrace:
     0:   0x1a - <unknown>!start
 "
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ fn hint_with_dwarf_info() -> Result<()> {
     assert_eq!(
         trap.to_string(),
         "\
-wasm trap: unreachable
+wasm trap: wasm `unreachable` instruction executed
 wasm backtrace:
     0:   0x1a - <unknown>!start
 note: using the `WASMTIME_BACKTRACE_DETAILS=1` environment variable to may show more debugging information