diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/main.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/main.ts
index 793f637a87..5d6f232635 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/main.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/src/main.ts
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ export function mainNgcc(
         const errors = replaceTsWithNgInErrors(
             ts.formatDiagnosticsWithColorAndContext(result.diagnostics, bundle.src.host));
         throw new Error(
-            `Failed to compile entry-point ${entryPoint.name} due to compilation errors:\n${errors}`);
+            `Failed to compile entry-point ${entryPoint.name} (${formatProperty} as ${format}) due to compilation errors:\n${errors}`);
       }
 
       logger.debug(`  Successfully compiled ${entryPoint.name} : ${formatProperty}`);
diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/test/integration/ngcc_spec.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/test/integration/ngcc_spec.ts
index cd2311c11a..d571f16952 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/test/integration/ngcc_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/ngcc/test/integration/ngcc_spec.ts
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ runInEachFileSystem(() => {
           fail('should have thrown');
         } catch (e) {
           expect(e.message).toContain(
-              'Failed to compile entry-point fatal-error due to compilation errors:');
+              'Failed to compile entry-point fatal-error (es2015 as esm2015) due to compilation errors:');
           expect(e.message).toContain('NG2001');
           expect(e.message).toContain('component is missing a template');
         }