diff --git a/scripts/create_addon b/scripts/create_addon
index 26e16223c0..fe5f771f28 100755
--- a/scripts/create_addon
+++ b/scripts/create_addon
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ get_addons() {
     [ ${exited} -eq 1 ] && continue
 
     validpkg="no"
+    VERIFY_FAIL=
     # Should only build embedded addons when they are explictly specified in the addon list
     if [ "${PKG_IS_ADDON}" = "embedded" ]; then
       if [ -n "${filter}" ]; then
@@ -81,6 +82,8 @@ get_addons() {
     if [ "${validpkg}" = "yes" ]; then
       echo "${PKG_NAME}"
       count=$((count + 1))
+    elif [ -n "${VERIFY_FAIL}" -a -n "${filter}" ]; then
+      echo "$(print_color CLR_ERROR "${PKG_NAME}"): ${VERIFY_FAIL}" >&2
     fi
   done
 
@@ -96,6 +99,7 @@ get_addons() {
 # Return 0 if package is a suitable addon, 1 otherwise
 verify_addon() {
   if [ -n "${PKG_ARCH}" ]; then
+    VERIFY_FAIL="Incompatible arch: \"${TARGET_ARCH}\" not in [ ${PKG_ARCH} ]"
     listcontains "${PKG_ARCH}" "!${TARGET_ARCH}" && return 1
     listcontains "${PKG_ARCH}" "${TARGET_ARCH}" || listcontains "${PKG_ARCH}" "any" || return 1
   fi
@@ -103,6 +107,8 @@ verify_addon() {
   if [ -n "${PKG_ADDON_PROJECTS}" ]; then
     [ "${DEVICE}" = "RPi" ] && _DEVICE="RPi1" || _DEVICE="${DEVICE}"
 
+    VERIFY_FAIL="Incompatible project or device: \"${_DEVICE:-${PROJECT}}\" not in [ ${PKG_ADDON_PROJECTS} ]"
+
     if listcontains "${PKG_ADDON_PROJECTS}" "!${_DEVICE:-$PROJECT}" ||
        listcontains "${PKG_ADDON_PROJECTS}" "!${PROJECT}"; then
       return 1