diff --git a/src/proto/streams/state.rs b/src/proto/streams/state.rs
index 9931d41b..29efc7e9 100644
--- a/src/proto/streams/state.rs
+++ b/src/proto/streams/state.rs
@@ -303,7 +303,13 @@ impl State {
             Closed(..) => {}
             ref state => {
                 tracing::trace!("recv_eof; state={:?}", state);
-                self.inner = Closed(Cause::Error(io::ErrorKind::BrokenPipe.into()));
+                self.inner = Closed(Cause::Error(
+                    io::Error::new(
+                        io::ErrorKind::BrokenPipe,
+                        "stream closed because of broken pipe",
+                    )
+                    .into(),
+                ));
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/proto/streams/streams.rs b/src/proto/streams/streams.rs
index 3e7ae97d..fbf6b3ec 100644
--- a/src/proto/streams/streams.rs
+++ b/src/proto/streams/streams.rs
@@ -807,7 +807,13 @@ impl Inner {
         let send_buffer = &mut *send_buffer;
 
         if actions.conn_error.is_none() {
-            actions.conn_error = Some(io::Error::from(io::ErrorKind::BrokenPipe).into());
+            actions.conn_error = Some(
+                io::Error::new(
+                    io::ErrorKind::BrokenPipe,
+                    "connection closed because of broken pipe",
+                )
+                .into(),
+            );
         }
 
         tracing::trace!("Streams::recv_eof");