diff --git a/src/dune_rules/run_with_path.ml b/src/dune_rules/run_with_path.ml
index e08afd84e00..1d45fdc778e 100644
--- a/src/dune_rules/run_with_path.ml
+++ b/src/dune_rules/run_with_path.ml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ let depexts_hint = function
     ; Pp.enumerate ~f:Pp.verbatim depexts
     ]
     |> Pp.concat_map ~sep:Pp.cut ~f:(fun pp -> Pp.box pp)
+    |> Pp.vbox
     |> Option.some
 ;;
 
diff --git a/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/pkg/depexts/error-message.t b/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/pkg/depexts/error-message.t
index 54bd8e10abb..e5c5e67a4f2 100644
--- a/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/pkg/depexts/error-message.t
+++ b/test/blackbox-tests/test-cases/pkg/depexts/error-message.t
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ error message.
   File "dune-project", line 1, characters 0-0:
   Error: Invalid first line, expected: (lang <lang> <version>)
   
-  Hint: You may want to verify the following depexts are installed:
+  Hint:
+  You may want to verify the following depexts are installed:
   - gnupg
   - unzip
   [1]
@@ -76,3 +77,58 @@ when the program is not found.
   Hint: You may want to verify the following depexts are installed:
   - unknown-package
   [1]
+
+Update the foo lockfile to have a single depext name:
+  $ make_lockpkg foo <<EOF
+  > (version 0.0.1)
+  > (build
+  >  (run dune build))
+  > (depexts foo)
+  > (source
+  >  (fetch
+  >   (url file://$PWD/foo.tar)
+  >   (checksum md5=$(md5sum foo.tar | cut -f1 -d' '))))
+  > EOF
+
+Build the project, when it fails building 'foo' package, it shows the depexts
+error message.
+  $ dune build
+  File "dune.lock/foo.pkg", line 3, characters 6-10:
+  3 |  (run dune build))
+            ^^^^
+  Error: Logs for package foo
+  File "dune-project", line 1, characters 0-0:
+  Error: Invalid first line, expected: (lang <lang> <version>)
+  
+  Hint: You may want to verify the following depexts are installed:
+        - foo
+  [1]
+
+
+Update the foo lockfile to have short depext names:
+  $ make_lockpkg foo <<EOF
+  > (version 0.0.1)
+  > (build
+  >  (run dune build))
+  > (depexts a b)
+  > (source
+  >  (fetch
+  >   (url file://$PWD/foo.tar)
+  >   (checksum md5=$(md5sum foo.tar | cut -f1 -d' '))))
+  > EOF
+
+Build the project, when it fails building 'foo' package, it shows the depexts
+error message.
+  $ dune build
+  File "dune.lock/foo.pkg", line 3, characters 6-10:
+  3 |  (run dune build))
+            ^^^^
+  Error: Logs for package foo
+  File "dune-project", line 1, characters 0-0:
+  Error: Invalid first line, expected: (lang <lang> <version>)
+  
+  Hint: You may want to verify the following depexts are installed:
+        - a
+        - b
+  [1]
+