diff --git a/genrule/genrule_test.go b/genrule/genrule_test.go
index 04c97fd..1b5cef2 100644
--- a/genrule/genrule_test.go
+++ b/genrule/genrule_test.go
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@
 				out: ["out"],
 				cmd: "echo foo > $(location missing)",
 			`,
-			err: `unknown location label "missing"`,
+			err: `unknown location label "missing" is not in srcs, out, tools or tool_files.`,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "error locations",
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@
 					out: ["out"],
 					cmd: "echo foo > $(locations missing)",
 			`,
-			err: `unknown locations label "missing"`,
+			err: `unknown locations label "missing" is not in srcs, out, tools or tool_files`,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "error location no files",