diff --git a/core/main.mk b/core/main.mk
index 4b24acca85..f26b2bb7a3 100644
--- a/core/main.mk
+++ b/core/main.mk
@@ -1036,7 +1036,9 @@ ifdef FULL_BUILD
     $(eval offending_files := $(filter-out $(whitelist_patterns),$(files_in_requirement))) \
     $(eval enforcement := $(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_ENFORCE_ARTIFACT_PATH_REQUIREMENTS)) \
     $(if $(enforcement),\
-      $(call maybe-print-list-and-error,$(offending_files),$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT) produces files inside $(makefile)s artifact path requirement.) \
+      $(call maybe-print-list-and-error,$(offending_files),\
+        $(INTERNAL_PRODUCT) produces files inside $(makefile)s artifact path requirement. \
+        $(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_ARTIFACT_PATH_REQUIREMENT_HINT)) \
       $(eval unused_whitelist := $(if $(filter true strict,$(enforcement)),\
         $(foreach p,$(whitelist_patterns),$(if $(filter $(p),$(extra_files)),,$(p))))) \
       $(call maybe-print-list-and-error,$(unused_whitelist),$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT) includes redundant artifact path requirement whitelist entries.) \
diff --git a/core/product.mk b/core/product.mk
index d80e09ede3..f9f8d60fdf 100644
--- a/core/product.mk
+++ b/core/product.mk
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ _product_var_list := \
     PRODUCT_ACTIONABLE_COMPATIBLE_PROPERTY_DISABLE \
     PRODUCT_USE_LOGICAL_PARTITIONS \
     PRODUCT_ENFORCE_ARTIFACT_PATH_REQUIREMENTS \
+    PRODUCT_ARTIFACT_PATH_REQUIREMENT_HINT \
     PRODUCT_ARTIFACT_PATH_REQUIREMENT_WHITELIST \
     PRODUCT_USE_DYNAMIC_PARTITION_SIZE \
     PRODUCT_BUILD_SUPER_PARTITION \