diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/poi/poifs/crypt/EncryptionInfo.java b/src/java/org/apache/poi/poifs/crypt/EncryptionInfo.java
index 25f9b01e15..6e5c913a3b 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/poi/poifs/crypt/EncryptionInfo.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/poi/poifs/crypt/EncryptionInfo.java
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public class EncryptionInfo {
         try {
             eib = getBuilder(encryptionMode);
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            throw new IOException(e);
+            throw (IOException)new IOException().initCause(e);
         }
 
         eib.initialize(this, dis);