1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/pkg/pkg.go b/pkg/pkg.go
index fbd8755f..75e0d1b1 100644
--- a/pkg/pkg.go
+++ b/pkg/pkg.go
@@ -954,8 +954,9 @@ type ChecksumMismatchError struct {
 }
 
 func (e *ChecksumMismatchError) Error() string {
-	return "got " + Encode(e.Got) +
-		" instead of " + Encode(e.Want)
+	return "unexpected checksum\n" +
+		"\t got: " + Encode(e.Got) + "\n" +
+		"\twant: " + Encode(e.Want)
 }
 
 // LinknamePrefixError describes a malformed linkname to a [Checksum].