diff --git a/unix/syscall_solaris.go b/unix/syscall_solaris.go
index b5ec457c..03fa546e 100644
--- a/unix/syscall_solaris.go
+++ b/unix/syscall_solaris.go
@@ -956,7 +956,7 @@ func (e *EventPort) peIntToExt(peInt *portEvent, peExt *PortEvent) {
 			// the unsafe version would be (*fileObj)(unsafe.Pointer(uintptr(peInt.Object)))
 			peExt.fobj = fCookie.fobj
 		} else {
-			panic("mismanaged memory")
+			panic("unexpected event port address; may be due to kernel bug; see https://go.dev/issue/54254")
 		}
 		delete(e.cookies, cookie)
 		peExt.Path = BytePtrToString((*byte)(unsafe.Pointer(peExt.fobj.Name)))