diff --git a/utils/genrandconfig b/utils/genrandconfig
index 21d4592049..4c00d67691 100755
--- a/utils/genrandconfig
+++ b/utils/genrandconfig
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import os
 from random import randint
 import subprocess
 import sys
+import traceback
 from distutils.version import StrictVersion
 import platform
 
@@ -737,7 +738,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 
     try:
         ret = gen_config(args)
-    except Exception as e:
-        print(str(e), file=sys.stderr)
+    except Exception:
+        traceback.print_exc()
         parser.exit(1)
     parser.exit(ret)