diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/util/ExitUtil.java b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/util/ExitUtil.java
index dbe6663b2e..32f4b5b7a7 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/util/ExitUtil.java
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/util/ExitUtil.java
@@ -232,8 +232,7 @@ public static synchronized void halt(HaltException ee) throws HaltException {
     try {
       if (status != 0) {
         //exit indicates a problem, log it
-        LOG.debug("Halt with status {}: {}", status, msg, ee);
-        LOG.info("Halt with status {}: {}", status, msg, msg);
+        LOG.info("Halt with status {}: {}", status, msg, ee);
       }
     } catch (Exception ignored) {
       // ignore exceptions here, as it may be due to an out of memory situation