1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/exceptions.rb b/Library/Homebrew/exceptions.rb
index 38bb9bf6b..957fc42b9 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/exceptions.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/exceptions.rb
@@ -23,11 +23,12 @@ class NoSuchKegError < RuntimeError
 end
 
 class FormulaValidationError < StandardError
-  attr_reader :attr
+  attr_reader :attr, :formula
 
-  def initialize(attr, value)
+  def initialize(formula, attr, value)
     @attr = attr
-    super "invalid attribute: #{attr} (#{value.inspect})"
+    @formula = formula
+    super "invalid attribute for formula '#{formula}': #{attr} (#{value.inspect})"
   end
 end