diff --git a/src/libstore/builtins/buildenv.cc b/src/libstore/builtins/buildenv.cc
index b1fbda13d..7bba33fb9 100644
--- a/src/libstore/builtins/buildenv.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/builtins/buildenv.cc
@@ -92,13 +92,11 @@ static void createLinks(State & state, const Path & srcDir, const Path & dstDir,
                 if (S_ISLNK(dstSt.st_mode)) {
                     auto prevPriority = state.priorities[dstFile];
                     if (prevPriority == priority)
-                        throw Error(
-                                "files '%1%' and '%2%' have the same priority %3%; "
-                                "use 'nix-env --set-flag priority NUMBER INSTALLED_PKGNAME' "
-                                "or type 'nix profile install --help' if using 'nix profile' to find out how "
-                                "to change the priority of one of the conflicting packages"
-                                " (0 being the highest priority)",
-                                srcFile, readLink(dstFile), priority);
+                        throw BuildEnvFileConflictError(
+                            readLink(dstFile),
+                            srcFile,
+                            priority
+                        );
                     if (prevPriority < priority)
                         continue;
                     if (unlink(dstFile.c_str()) == -1)
diff --git a/src/libstore/builtins/buildenv.hh b/src/libstore/builtins/buildenv.hh
index 73c0f5f7f..a018de3af 100644
--- a/src/libstore/builtins/buildenv.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/builtins/buildenv.hh
@@ -12,6 +12,32 @@ struct Package {
     Package(const Path & path, bool active, int priority) : path{path}, active{active}, priority{priority} {}
 };
 
+class BuildEnvFileConflictError : public Error
+{
+public:
+    const Path fileA;
+    const Path fileB;
+    int priority;
+
+    BuildEnvFileConflictError(
+        const Path fileA,
+        const Path fileB,
+        int priority
+    )
+        : Error(
+            "Unable to build profile. There is a conflict for the following files:\n"
+            "\n"
+            "  %1%\n"
+            "  %2%",
+            fileA,
+            fileB
+        )
+        , fileA(fileA)
+        , fileB(fileB)
+        , priority(priority)
+    {}
+};
+
 typedef std::vector<Package> Packages;
 
 void buildProfile(const Path & out, Packages && pkgs);