diff --git a/mercurial/revlog.py b/mercurial/revlog.py
--- a/mercurial/revlog.py
+++ b/mercurial/revlog.py
@@ -328,15 +328,19 @@ class revlog(object):
         self._generaldelta = v & FLAG_GENERALDELTA
         flags = v & ~0xFFFF
         fmt = v & 0xFFFF
-        if fmt == REVLOGV0 and flags:
-            raise RevlogError(_("index %s unknown flags %#04x for format v0")
-                              % (self.indexfile, flags >> 16))
-        elif fmt == REVLOGV1 and flags & ~REVLOGV1_FLAGS:
-            raise RevlogError(_("index %s unknown flags %#04x for revlogng")
-                              % (self.indexfile, flags >> 16))
-        elif fmt > REVLOGV1:
-            raise RevlogError(_("index %s unknown format %d")
-                              % (self.indexfile, fmt))
+        if fmt == REVLOGV0:
+            if flags:
+                raise RevlogError(_('unknown flags (%#04x) in version %d '
+                                    'revlog %s') %
+                                  (flags >> 16, fmt, self.indexfile))
+        elif fmt == REVLOGV1:
+            if flags & ~REVLOGV1_FLAGS:
+                raise RevlogError(_('unknown flags (%#04x) in version %d '
+                                    'revlog %s') %
+                                  (flags >> 16, fmt, self.indexfile))
+        else:
+            raise RevlogError(_('unknown version (%d) in revlog %s') %
+                              (fmt, self.indexfile))
 
         self.storedeltachains = True
 
diff --git a/tests/test-requires.t b/tests/test-requires.t
--- a/tests/test-requires.t
+++ b/tests/test-requires.t
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   $ hg commit -m test
   $ rm .hg/requires
   $ hg tip
-  abort: index 00changelog.i unknown format 2!
+  abort: unknown version (2) in revlog 00changelog.i!
   [255]
   $ echo indoor-pool > .hg/requires
   $ hg tip
diff --git a/tests/test-revlog.t b/tests/test-revlog.t
--- a/tests/test-revlog.t
+++ b/tests/test-revlog.t
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Flags on revlog version 0 are rejected
   ...     fh.write('\x00\x01\x00\x00')
 
   $ hg log
-  abort: index 00changelog.i unknown flags 0x01 for format v0!
+  abort: unknown flags (0x01) in version 0 revlog 00changelog.i!
   [255]
 
 Unknown flags on revlog version 1 are rejected
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Unknown flags on revlog version 1 are re
   ...     fh.write('\x00\x04\x00\x01')
 
   $ hg log
-  abort: index 00changelog.i unknown flags 0x04 for revlogng!
+  abort: unknown flags (0x04) in version 1 revlog 00changelog.i!
   [255]
 
 Unknown version is rejected
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Unknown version is rejected
   ...     fh.write('\x00\x00\x00\x02')
 
   $ hg log
-  abort: index 00changelog.i unknown format 2!
+  abort: unknown version (2) in revlog 00changelog.i!
   [255]
 
   $ cd ..