diff --git a/meta/classes/package.bbclass b/meta/classes/package.bbclass
index 0161c68054..f2950e25c2 100644
--- a/meta/classes/package.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/package.bbclass
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ python populate_packages () {
 				unshipped.append(path)
 
 	if unshipped != []:
-		bb.warn("the following files were installed but not shipped in any package: %s" % pn)
+		bb.warn("For recipe %s, the following files were installed but not shipped in any package:" % pn)
 		for f in unshipped:
 			bb.warn("  " + f)