1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/build-remote.pl.in b/scripts/build-remote.pl.in
index c2f1fecd875a..337374c214b5 100755
--- a/scripts/build-remote.pl.in
+++ b/scripts/build-remote.pl.in
@@ -263,7 +263,8 @@ if ($res != 0) {
     # or a temporary Nix problem).  We propagate this to the caller to
     # allow it to distinguish between transient and permanent
     # failures.
-    print STDERR "build of `$drvPath' on `$hostName' failed with exit code $res\n";
+    my $msg = readString($from);
+    print STDERR "error: $msg (on `$hostName')\n";
     exit $res;
 }