diff --git a/src/exec.cpp b/src/exec.cpp
index 0437fb1b8..c31bd4834 100644
--- a/src/exec.cpp
+++ b/src/exec.cpp
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ static bool fork_child_for_process(const std::shared_ptr<job_t> &job, process_t
 
         // The child attempts to join the pgroup.
         if (int err = execute_setpgid(p->pid, pgid, false /* not parent */)) {
-            report_setpgid_error(err, pgid, job.get(), p);
+            report_setpgid_error(err, false /* is_parent */, pgid, job.get(), p);
         }
         child_setup_process(claim_tty ? pgid : INVALID_PID, fish_pgrp, *job, true, dup2s);
         child_action();
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ static bool fork_child_for_process(const std::shared_ptr<job_t> &job, process_t
     // The parent attempts to send the child to its pgroup.
     // EACCESS is an expected benign error as the child may have called exec().
     if (int err = execute_setpgid(p->pid, pgid, true /* is parent */)) {
-        if (err != EACCES) report_setpgid_error(err, pgid, job.get(), p);
+        if (err != EACCES) report_setpgid_error(err, true /* is_parent */, pgid, job.get(), p);
     }
     terminal_maybe_give_to_job_group(job->group.get(), false);
     return true;
diff --git a/src/postfork.cpp b/src/postfork.cpp
index ec82b6842..4c2169377 100644
--- a/src/postfork.cpp
+++ b/src/postfork.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@
 static char *get_interpreter(const char *command, char *buffer, size_t buff_size);
 
 /// Report the error code \p err for a failed setpgid call.
-void report_setpgid_error(int err, pid_t desired_pgid, const job_t *j, const process_t *p) {
+void report_setpgid_error(int err, bool is_parent, pid_t desired_pgid, const job_t *j,
+                          const process_t *p) {
     char pid_buff[128];
     char job_id_buff[128];
     char getpgid_buff[128];
@@ -57,8 +58,9 @@ void report_setpgid_error(int err, pid_t desired_pgid, const job_t *j, const pro
     narrow_string_safe(argv0, p->argv0());
     narrow_string_safe(command, j->command_wcstr());
 
-    debug_safe(1, "Could not send own process %s, '%s' in job %s, '%s' from group %s to group %s",
-               pid_buff, argv0, job_id_buff, command, getpgid_buff, job_pgid_buff);
+    debug_safe(1, "Could not send %s %s, '%s' in job %s, '%s' from group %s to group %s",
+               is_parent ? "child" : "self", pid_buff, argv0, job_id_buff, command, getpgid_buff,
+               job_pgid_buff);
 
     if (is_windows_subsystem_for_linux() && errno == EPERM) {
         debug_safe(1,
diff --git a/src/postfork.h b/src/postfork.h
index 97ddbf572..0baac984b 100644
--- a/src/postfork.h
+++ b/src/postfork.h
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ int execute_setpgid(pid_t pid, pid_t pgroup, bool is_parent);
 /// Report the error code \p err for a failed setpgid call.
 /// Note not all errors should be reported; in particular EACCESS is expected and benign in the
 /// parent only.
-void report_setpgid_error(int err, pid_t desired_pgid, const job_t *j, const process_t *p);
+void report_setpgid_error(int err, bool is_parent, pid_t desired_pgid, const job_t *j,
+                          const process_t *p);
 
 /// Initialize a new child process. This should be called right away after forking in the child
 /// process. If job control is enabled for this job, the process is put in the process group of the