diff --git a/src/librustc_passes/layout_test.rs b/src/librustc_passes/layout_test.rs
index 867cec38a8b..22ce909083d 100644
--- a/src/librustc_passes/layout_test.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_passes/layout_test.rs
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ fn dump_layout_of(&self, item_def_id: DefId, item: &hir::Item<'tcx>, attr: &Attr
                         sym::debug => {
                             self.tcx.sess.span_err(
                                 item.span,
-                                &format!("layout debugging: {:#?}", *ty_layout),
+                                &format!("layout debugging for type {:?}: {:#?}", ty, *ty_layout),
                             );
                         }
 
diff --git a/src/test/ui/layout/debug.stderr b/src/test/ui/layout/debug.stderr
index 3d407653755..3539cea5ea3 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/layout/debug.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/layout/debug.stderr
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-error: layout debugging: Layout {
+error: layout debugging for type E: Layout {
     fields: Arbitrary {
         offsets: [
             Size {
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ error: layout debugging: Layout {
 LL | enum E { Foo, Bar(!, i32, i32) }
    | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-error: layout debugging: Layout {
+error: layout debugging for type S: Layout {
     fields: Arbitrary {
         offsets: [
             Size {
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ error: layout debugging: Layout {
 LL | struct S { f1: i32, f2: (), f3: i32 }
    | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-error: layout debugging: Layout {
+error: layout debugging for type U: Layout {
     fields: Union(
         2,
     ),
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ error: layout debugging: Layout {
 LL | union U { f1: (i32, i32), f3: i32 }
    | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-error: layout debugging: Layout {
+error: layout debugging for type std::result::Result<i32, i32>: Layout {
     fields: Arbitrary {
         offsets: [
             Size {
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ error: layout debugging: Layout {
 LL | type Test = Result<i32, i32>;
    | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-error: layout debugging: Layout {
+error: layout debugging for type i32: Layout {
     fields: Union(
         0,
     ),