diff --git a/packages/definitions-parser/src/lib/definition-parser.ts b/packages/definitions-parser/src/lib/definition-parser.ts
index 7708521b9d..9984e8b377 100644
--- a/packages/definitions-parser/src/lib/definition-parser.ts
+++ b/packages/definitions-parser/src/lib/definition-parser.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export function getTypingInfo(packageName: string, fs: FS): TypingsVersionsRaw {
     if (matchesVersion(latestData, directoryVersion, considerLibraryMinorVersion)) {
       const latest = `${latestData.libraryMajorVersion}.${latestData.libraryMinorVersion}`;
       throw new Error(
-        `The latest version is ${latest}, so the subdirectory '${directoryName}' is not allowed` +
+        `The latest version of the '${packageName}' package is ${latest}, so the subdirectory '${directoryName}' is not allowed` +
           (`v${latest}` === directoryName
             ? "."
             : `; since it applies to any ${latestData.libraryMajorVersion}.* version, up to and including ${latest}.`)
diff --git a/packages/definitions-parser/test/definition-parser.test.ts b/packages/definitions-parser/test/definition-parser.test.ts
index d16d2ec1be..c2e02619e8 100644
--- a/packages/definitions-parser/test/definition-parser.test.ts
+++ b/packages/definitions-parser/test/definition-parser.test.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ describe(getTypingInfo, () => {
         expect(() => {
           getTypingInfo("jquery", dt.pkgFS("jquery"));
         }).toThrow(
-          "The latest version is 3.3, so the subdirectory 'v3' is not allowed; " +
+          "The latest version of the 'jquery' package is 3.3, so the subdirectory 'v3' is not allowed; " +
             "since it applies to any 3.* version, up to and including 3.3."
         );
       });
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ describe(getTypingInfo, () => {
 
         expect(() => {
           getTypingInfo("jquery", dt.pkgFS("jquery"));
-        }).toThrow("The latest version is 3.3, so the subdirectory 'v3.3' is not allowed.");
+        }).toThrow("The latest version of the 'jquery' package is 3.3, so the subdirectory 'v3.3' is not allowed.");
       });
 
       it("does not throw when a minor version is older than the latest", () => {