diff --git a/layers/descriptor_sets.cpp b/layers/descriptor_sets.cpp
index c6c7df0456..c6162ebdfd 100644
--- a/layers/descriptor_sets.cpp
+++ b/layers/descriptor_sets.cpp
@@ -216,7 +216,8 @@ bool cvdescriptorset::DescriptorSetLayout::IsCompatible(DescriptorSetLayout cons
     if (descriptor_count_ != rh_ds_layout->descriptor_count_) {
         std::stringstream error_str;
         error_str << "DescriptorSetLayout " << layout_ << " has " << descriptor_count_ << " descriptors, but DescriptorSetLayout "
-                  << rh_ds_layout->GetDescriptorSetLayout() << " has " << rh_ds_layout->descriptor_count_ << " descriptors.";
+                  << rh_ds_layout->GetDescriptorSetLayout() << ", which comes from pipelineLayout, has "
+                  << rh_ds_layout->descriptor_count_ << " descriptors.";
         *error_msg = error_str.str();
         return false;  // trivial fail case
     }
@@ -229,7 +230,7 @@ bool cvdescriptorset::DescriptorSetLayout::IsCompatible(DescriptorSetLayout cons
             std::stringstream error_str;
             error_str << "Binding " << binding.binding << " for DescriptorSetLayout " << layout_ << " has a descriptorCount of "
                       << binding.descriptorCount << " but binding " << binding.binding << " for DescriptorSetLayout "
-                      << rh_ds_layout->GetDescriptorSetLayout() << " has a descriptorCount of "
+                      << rh_ds_layout->GetDescriptorSetLayout() << ", which comes from pipelineLayout, has a descriptorCount of "
                       << rh_ds_layout->GetDescriptorCountFromBinding(binding.binding);
             *error_msg = error_str.str();
             return false;
@@ -237,7 +238,8 @@ bool cvdescriptorset::DescriptorSetLayout::IsCompatible(DescriptorSetLayout cons
             std::stringstream error_str;
             error_str << "Binding " << binding.binding << " for DescriptorSetLayout " << layout_ << " is type '"
                       << string_VkDescriptorType(binding.descriptorType) << "' but binding " << binding.binding
-                      << " for DescriptorSetLayout " << rh_ds_layout->GetDescriptorSetLayout() << " is type '"
+                      << " for DescriptorSetLayout " << rh_ds_layout->GetDescriptorSetLayout()
+                      << ", which comes from pipelineLayout, is type '"
                       << string_VkDescriptorType(rh_ds_layout->GetTypeFromBinding(binding.binding)) << "'";
             *error_msg = error_str.str();
             return false;
@@ -245,7 +247,7 @@ bool cvdescriptorset::DescriptorSetLayout::IsCompatible(DescriptorSetLayout cons
             std::stringstream error_str;
             error_str << "Binding " << binding.binding << " for DescriptorSetLayout " << layout_ << " has stageFlags "
                       << binding.stageFlags << " but binding " << binding.binding << " for DescriptorSetLayout "
-                      << rh_ds_layout->GetDescriptorSetLayout() << " has stageFlags "
+                      << rh_ds_layout->GetDescriptorSetLayout() << ", which comes from pipelineLayout, has stageFlags "
                       << rh_ds_layout->GetStageFlagsFromBinding(binding.binding);
             *error_msg = error_str.str();
             return false;
diff --git a/layers/descriptor_sets.h b/layers/descriptor_sets.h
index 56719d589d..bfe75e7c00 100644
--- a/layers/descriptor_sets.h
+++ b/layers/descriptor_sets.h
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class DescriptorSetLayout {
     void FillBindingSet(std::unordered_set<uint32_t> *) const;
     // Return true if given binding is present in this layout
     bool HasBinding(const uint32_t binding) const { return binding_to_index_map_.count(binding) > 0; };
-    // Return true if this layout is compatible with passed in layout,
+    // Return true if this layout is compatible with passed in layout from a pipelineLayout,
     //   else return false and update error_msg with description of incompatibility
     bool IsCompatible(DescriptorSetLayout const *const, std::string *) const;
     // Return true if binding 1 beyond given exists and has same type, stageFlags & immutable sampler use