diff --git a/Tests/Module/CheckIPOSupported-C/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/Module/CheckIPOSupported-C/CMakeLists.txt
index 607dcd33ae..4a41a988d9 100644
--- a/Tests/Module/CheckIPOSupported-C/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Tests/Module/CheckIPOSupported-C/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@ project(CheckIPOSupported-C LANGUAGES C)
 cmake_policy(SET CMP0069 NEW)
 
 include(CheckIPOSupported)
-check_ipo_supported(RESULT ipo_supported)
+check_ipo_supported(RESULT ipo_supported OUTPUT ipo_output)
 if(ipo_supported)
   set(CMAKE_INTERPROCEDURAL_OPTIMIZATION TRUE)
 elseif(CMake_TEST_IPO_WORKS_C)
-  message(FATAL_ERROR "IPO expected to work")
+  string(REPLACE "\n" "\n  " ipo_output "${ipo_output}")
+  message(FATAL_ERROR "IPO expected to work, but the check failed:\n  ${ipo_output}")
 endif()
 
 add_library(foo foo.c)
diff --git a/Tests/Module/CheckIPOSupported-CXX/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/Module/CheckIPOSupported-CXX/CMakeLists.txt
index 2dede930b5..1bb2b8496d 100644
--- a/Tests/Module/CheckIPOSupported-CXX/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Tests/Module/CheckIPOSupported-CXX/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@ project(CheckIPOSupported-CXX LANGUAGES CXX)
 cmake_policy(SET CMP0069 NEW)
 
 include(CheckIPOSupported)
-check_ipo_supported(RESULT ipo_supported)
+check_ipo_supported(RESULT ipo_supported OUTPUT ipo_output)
 if(ipo_supported)
   set(CMAKE_INTERPROCEDURAL_OPTIMIZATION TRUE)
 elseif(CMake_TEST_IPO_WORKS_CXX)
-  message(FATAL_ERROR "IPO expected to work")
+  string(REPLACE "\n" "\n  " ipo_output "${ipo_output}")
+  message(FATAL_ERROR "IPO expected to work, but the check failed:\n  ${ipo_output}")
 endif()
 
 add_library(foo foo.cpp)
diff --git a/Tests/Module/CheckIPOSupported-Fortran/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/Module/CheckIPOSupported-Fortran/CMakeLists.txt
index dee5c25bd1..3872b567b6 100644
--- a/Tests/Module/CheckIPOSupported-Fortran/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Tests/Module/CheckIPOSupported-Fortran/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@ project(CheckIPOSupported-Fortran LANGUAGES Fortran)
 cmake_policy(SET CMP0069 NEW)
 
 include(CheckIPOSupported)
-check_ipo_supported(RESULT ipo_supported)
+check_ipo_supported(RESULT ipo_supported OUTPUT ipo_output)
 if(ipo_supported)
   set(CMAKE_INTERPROCEDURAL_OPTIMIZATION TRUE)
 elseif(CMake_TEST_IPO_WORKS_Fortran)
-  message(FATAL_ERROR "IPO expected to work")
+  string(REPLACE "\n" "\n  " ipo_output "${ipo_output}")
+  message(FATAL_ERROR "IPO expected to work, but the check failed:\n  ${ipo_output}")
 endif()
 
 add_library(foo foo.f)