diff --git a/jenkins/scripts/project-requirements-change.py b/jenkins/scripts/project-requirements-change.py
index 378f967949..5ed5f28d60 100755
--- a/jenkins/scripts/project-requirements-change.py
+++ b/jenkins/scripts/project-requirements-change.py
@@ -252,6 +252,8 @@ def main():
 
     # report the results
     if failed or head_reqs.failed or branch_reqs.failed:
+        print("*** Incompatible requirement found")
+        print("***  See http://docs.openstack.org/developer/requirements/")
         sys.exit(1)
     print("Updated requirements match openstack/requirements.")
 
diff --git a/zuul/layout.yaml b/zuul/layout.yaml
index 827bd2fd76..6d77a6cb0f 100755
--- a/zuul/layout.yaml
+++ b/zuul/layout.yaml
@@ -1798,7 +1798,6 @@ jobs:
     branch: ^(?!master).*$
 
   - name: ^gate-.*-requirements$
-    failure-message: Incompatible requirement found; see http://docs.openstack.org/developer/requirements/
     files:
       - '^tools/.*-requires$'
       - '^.*requirements.txt$'