diff --git a/src/front/wgsl/lexer.rs b/src/front/wgsl/lexer.rs
index fb68a47826..3bd2042794 100644
--- a/src/front/wgsl/lexer.rs
+++ b/src/front/wgsl/lexer.rs
@@ -178,12 +178,28 @@ impl<'a> Lexer<'a> {
         self.clone().next()
     }
 
-    pub(super) fn expect(&mut self, expected: Token<'_>) -> Result<(), Error<'a>> {
+    pub(super) fn expect(&mut self, expected: Token<'a>) -> Result<(), Error<'a>> {
         let token = self.next();
         if token == expected {
             Ok(())
         } else {
-            token.unexpected(expected)
+            let description = match expected {
+                Token::Separator(_) => "separator",
+                Token::DoubleColon => "::",
+                Token::Paren(_) => "paren",
+                Token::DoubleParen(_) => "double paren",
+                Token::Number { .. } => "number",
+                Token::String(string) => string,
+                Token::Word(word) => word,
+                Token::Operation(_) => "operation",
+                Token::LogicalOperation(_) => "logical op",
+                Token::ShiftOperation(_) => "shift op",
+                Token::Arrow => "->",
+                Token::Unknown(_) => "unknown",
+                Token::UnterminatedString => "string",
+                Token::End => "",
+            };
+            Err(Error::Unexpected(token, description))
         }
     }
 
@@ -200,14 +216,14 @@ impl<'a> Lexer<'a> {
     pub(super) fn next_ident(&mut self) -> Result<&'a str, Error<'a>> {
         match self.next() {
             Token::Word(word) => Ok(word),
-            other => other.unexpected("ident"),
+            other => Err(Error::Unexpected(other, "ident")),
         }
     }
 
     fn _next_float_literal(&mut self) -> Result<f32, Error<'a>> {
         match self.next() {
             Token::Number { value, .. } => value.parse().map_err(|err| Error::BadFloat(value, err)),
-            other => other.unexpected("float literal"),
+            other => Err(Error::Unexpected(other, "float literal")),
         }
     }
 
@@ -216,7 +232,7 @@ impl<'a> Lexer<'a> {
             Token::Number { value, .. } => {
                 value.parse().map_err(|err| Error::BadInteger(value, err))
             }
-            other => other.unexpected("uint literal"),
+            other => Err(Error::Unexpected(other, "uint literal")),
         }
     }
 
@@ -225,7 +241,7 @@ impl<'a> Lexer<'a> {
             Token::Number { value, .. } => {
                 value.parse().map_err(|err| Error::BadInteger(value, err))
             }
-            other => other.unexpected("sint literal"),
+            other => Err(Error::Unexpected(other, "sint literal")),
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/front/wgsl/mod.rs b/src/front/wgsl/mod.rs
index 9bd3c2917d..b1914dca42 100644
--- a/src/front/wgsl/mod.rs
+++ b/src/front/wgsl/mod.rs
@@ -39,17 +39,10 @@ pub enum Token<'a> {
     End,
 }
 
-impl<'a> Token<'a> {
-    fn unexpected<T, E: std::fmt::Debug>(self, expected: E) -> Result<T, Error<'a>> {
-        log::error!("Unmet expectation for {:?}", expected);
-        Err(Error::Unexpected(self))
-    }
-}
-
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Error)]
 pub enum Error<'a> {
-    #[error("unexpected token: {0:?}")]
-    Unexpected(Token<'a>),
+    #[error("unexpected token {0:?}, expected {1}")]
+    Unexpected(Token<'a>, &'a str),
     #[error("unable to parse `{0}` as integer: {1}")]
     BadInteger(&'a str, std::num::ParseIntError),
     #[error("unable to parse `{1}` as float: {1}")]
@@ -691,7 +684,12 @@ impl Parser {
                                 match lexer.next() {
                                     Token::Paren(')') => break,
                                     Token::Separator(',') => (),
-                                    other => return other.unexpected("argument list separator"),
+                                    other => {
+                                        return Err(Error::Unexpected(
+                                            other,
+                                            "argument list separator",
+                                        ))
+                                    }
                                 }
                             }
                         }
@@ -850,7 +848,7 @@ impl Parser {
                     }
                 }
             }
-            other => return other.unexpected("primary expression"),
+            other => return Err(Error::Unexpected(other, "primary expression")),
         };
         self.scopes.pop();
         Ok(ctx.expressions.append(expression))
@@ -1183,7 +1181,7 @@ impl Parser {
                             lexer.expect(Token::Paren(')'))?;
                             ready = false;
                         }
-                        other => return other.unexpected("decoration separator"),
+                        other => return Err(Error::Unexpected(other, "decoration separator")),
                     }
                 }
                 self.scopes.pop();
@@ -1191,7 +1189,7 @@ impl Parser {
             let name = match lexer.next() {
                 Token::Word(word) => word,
                 Token::Paren('}') => return Ok(members),
-                other => return other.unexpected("field name"),
+                other => return Err(Error::Unexpected(other, "field name")),
             };
             lexer.expect(Token::Separator(':'))?;
             let (ty, _access) = self.parse_type_decl(lexer, None, type_arena, const_arena)?;
@@ -1347,7 +1345,7 @@ impl Parser {
                         crate::ArraySize::Constant(const_handle)
                     }
                     Token::Paren('>') => crate::ArraySize::Dynamic,
-                    other => return other.unexpected("generic separator"),
+                    other => return Err(Error::Unexpected(other, "generic separator")),
                 };
 
                 crate::TypeInner::Array {
@@ -1526,7 +1524,7 @@ impl Parser {
                         lexer.expect(Token::Paren(')'))?;
                     }
                     Token::DoubleParen(']') => break,
-                    other => return other.unexpected("type decoration"),
+                    other => return Err(Error::Unexpected(other, "type decoration")),
                 }
             }
             self.scopes.pop();
@@ -1569,7 +1567,7 @@ impl Parser {
                 return Ok(Some(block));
             }
             Token::Word(word) => word,
-            other => return other.unexpected("statement"),
+            other => return Err(Error::Unexpected(other, "statement")),
         };
 
         self.scopes.push(Scope::Statement);
@@ -1678,7 +1676,9 @@ impl Parser {
                                         });
                                     }
                                     Token::Separator(':') => break value,
-                                    other => return other.unexpected("case separator"),
+                                    other => {
+                                        return Err(Error::Unexpected(other, "case separator"))
+                                    }
                                 }
                             };
 
@@ -1709,7 +1709,7 @@ impl Parser {
                             default = self.parse_block(lexer, context.reborrow())?;
                         }
                         Token::Paren('}') => break,
-                        other => return other.unexpected("switch item"),
+                        other => return Err(Error::Unexpected(other, "switch item")),
                     }
                 }
 
@@ -1923,7 +1923,12 @@ impl Parser {
                             match lexer.next() {
                                 Token::Paren(')') => break,
                                 Token::Separator(',') if i != 2 => (),
-                                other => return other.unexpected("workgroup size separator"),
+                                other => {
+                                    return Err(Error::Unexpected(
+                                        other,
+                                        "workgroup size separator",
+                                    ))
+                                }
                             }
                         }
                         for size in workgroup_size.iter_mut() {
@@ -1939,7 +1944,7 @@ impl Parser {
                         break;
                     }
                     Token::Separator(',') => {}
-                    other => return other.unexpected("decoration separator"),
+                    other => return Err(Error::Unexpected(other, "decoration separator")),
                 }
             }
             if let (Some(group), Some(index)) = (bind_group, bind_index) {
@@ -2058,7 +2063,7 @@ impl Parser {
                 }
             }
             Token::End => return Ok(false),
-            other => return other.unexpected("global item"),
+            other => return Err(Error::Unexpected(other, "global item")),
         }
 
         match binding {