diff --git a/libpkgconf/dependency.c b/libpkgconf/dependency.c
index 86362ea..a33dd88 100644
--- a/libpkgconf/dependency.c
+++ b/libpkgconf/dependency.c
@@ -211,6 +211,9 @@ pkgconf_dependency_free_one(pkgconf_dependency_t *dep)
 	if (dep->version != NULL)
 		free(dep->version);
 
+	if (dep->why != NULL)
+		free(dep->why);
+
 	free(dep);
 }
 
diff --git a/libpkgconf/libpkgconf.h b/libpkgconf/libpkgconf.h
index ed8e634..6dda9dd 100644
--- a/libpkgconf/libpkgconf.h
+++ b/libpkgconf/libpkgconf.h
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ struct pkgconf_dependency_ {
 
 	int refcount;
 	pkgconf_client_t *owner;
+
+	char *why;
 };
 
 struct pkgconf_tuple_ {
diff --git a/libpkgconf/pkg.c b/libpkgconf/pkg.c
index 37b4661..2730db3 100644
--- a/libpkgconf/pkg.c
+++ b/libpkgconf/pkg.c
@@ -1647,7 +1647,7 @@ pkgconf_pkg_walk_conflicts_list(pkgconf_client_t *client,
 			if (eflags == PKGCONF_PKG_ERRF_OK)
 			{
 				pkgconf_error(client, "Version '%s' of '%s' conflicts with '%s' due to satisfying conflict rule '%s %s%s%s'.\n",
-					pkgdep->version, pkgdep->realname, root->realname, parentnode->package, pkgconf_pkg_get_comparator(parentnode),
+					pkgdep->version, pkgdep->id, parentnode->why, parentnode->package, pkgconf_pkg_get_comparator(parentnode),
 					parentnode->version != NULL ? " " : "", parentnode->version != NULL ? parentnode->version : "");
 
 				if (!(client->flags & PKGCONF_PKG_PKGF_SIMPLIFY_ERRORS))
diff --git a/libpkgconf/queue.c b/libpkgconf/queue.c
index 9144797..6e27c1f 100644
--- a/libpkgconf/queue.c
+++ b/libpkgconf/queue.c
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ pkgconf_queue_collect_conflicts(pkgconf_client_t *client,
 			pkgconf_dependency_t *conflict = cnode->data;
 			pkgconf_dependency_t *flattened_conflict = pkgconf_dependency_copy(client, conflict);
 
+			flattened_conflict->why = strdup(pkg->id);
 			pkgconf_node_insert(&flattened_conflict->iter, flattened_conflict, &world->conflicts);
 		}
 	}