diff --git a/src/stage1/analyze.cpp b/src/stage1/analyze.cpp
index f956dd23ec..9d6f77a32d 100644
--- a/src/stage1/analyze.cpp
+++ b/src/stage1/analyze.cpp
@@ -1777,11 +1777,12 @@ static Error emit_error_unless_type_allowed_in_packed_container(CodeGen *g, ZigT
             if ((err = emit_error_unless_type_allowed_in_packed_container(g, elem_type, source_node, container_name)))
                 return err;
             // TODO revisit this when doing https://github.com/ziglang/zig/issues/1512
-            if (type_size(g, type_entry) * 8 == type_size_bits(g, type_entry))
-                return ErrorNone;
+            size_t abi_size_in_bits = type_size(g, type_entry) * 8;
+            size_t size_in_bits = type_size_bits(g, type_entry);
+            if (abi_size_in_bits == size_in_bits) return ErrorNone;
             add_node_error(g, source_node,
-                buf_sprintf("array of '%s' not allowed in packed %s due to padding bits",
-                    buf_ptr(&elem_type->name), container_name));
+                buf_sprintf("array of '%s' not allowed in packed %s due to padding bits (must be padded from %zu to %zu bits)",
+                    buf_ptr(&elem_type->name), container_name, size_in_bits, abi_size_in_bits));
             return ErrorSemanticAnalyzeFail;
         }
         case ZigTypeIdStruct:
diff --git a/test/compile_errors.zig b/test/compile_errors.zig
index 877ceec85d..6240fae587 100644
--- a/test/compile_errors.zig
+++ b/test/compile_errors.zig
@@ -2995,7 +2995,7 @@ pub fn addCases(ctx: *TestContext) !void {
         \\};
     , &[_][]const u8{
         "tmp.zig:2:5: error: type 'anyerror' not allowed in packed struct; no guaranteed in-memory representation",
-        "tmp.zig:5:5: error: array of 'u24' not allowed in packed struct due to padding bits",
+        "tmp.zig:5:5: error: array of 'u24' not allowed in packed struct due to padding bits (must be padded from 48 to 64 bits)",
         "tmp.zig:8:5: error: type 'anyerror' not allowed in packed struct; no guaranteed in-memory representation",
         "tmp.zig:11:5: error: non-packed, non-extern struct 'S' not allowed in packed struct; no guaranteed in-memory representation",
         "tmp.zig:14:5: error: non-packed, non-extern struct 'U' not allowed in packed struct; no guaranteed in-memory representation",