diff --git a/xds/src/main/java/io/grpc/xds/XdsNameResolver.java b/xds/src/main/java/io/grpc/xds/XdsNameResolver.java
index d37ab35e7c..3fb1eef8a7 100644
--- a/xds/src/main/java/io/grpc/xds/XdsNameResolver.java
+++ b/xds/src/main/java/io/grpc/xds/XdsNameResolver.java
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ final class XdsNameResolver extends NameResolver {
       logger.log(
           XdsLogLevel.WARNING,
           "Received error from xDS client {0}: {1}", xdsClient, error.getDescription());
-      listener.onError(Status.UNAVAILABLE.withDescription(error.getDescription()));
+      listener.onError(error);
     }
   }