diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index a6eea41..e946d4c 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for SynthesisError {
             write!(f, "I/O error: ")?;
             e.fmt(f)
         } else {
-            write!(f, "{}", self.description())
+            write!(f, "{}", self)
         }
     }
 }