diff --git a/lib/compiler/build_runner.zig b/lib/compiler/build_runner.zig
index 421d2e72f1..2eff156b1e 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/build_runner.zig
+++ b/lib/compiler/build_runner.zig
@@ -841,6 +841,10 @@ fn printStepStatus(
         .skipped, .skipped_oom => |skip| {
             try ttyconf.setColor(stderr, .yellow);
             try stderr.writeAll(" skipped");
+            if (s.result_skip_reason) |reason| {
+                try stderr.writeAll(": ");
+                try stderr.writeAll(reason);
+            }
             if (skip == .skipped_oom) {
                 try stderr.writeAll(" (not enough memory)");
                 try ttyconf.setColor(stderr, .dim);
diff --git a/lib/std/Build/Step.zig b/lib/std/Build/Step.zig
index 421c8fa579..a6c013bec9 100644
--- a/lib/std/Build/Step.zig
+++ b/lib/std/Build/Step.zig
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ state: State,
 /// total system memory available.
 max_rss: usize,
 
+result_skip_reason: ?[]const u8 = null,
 result_error_msgs: std.ArrayListUnmanaged([]const u8),
 result_error_bundle: std.zig.ErrorBundle,
 result_stderr: []const u8,
diff --git a/lib/std/Build/Step/Run.zig b/lib/std/Build/Step/Run.zig
index 9db00460a9..c23c29f878 100644
--- a/lib/std/Build/Step/Run.zig
+++ b/lib/std/Build/Step/Run.zig
@@ -1017,7 +1017,10 @@ fn runCommand(
                 .link_libc = exe.is_linking_libc,
             })) {
                 .native, .rosetta => {
-                    if (allow_skip) return error.MakeSkipped;
+                    if (allow_skip) {
+                        run.step.result_skip_reason = "Invalid binary";
+                        return error.MakeSkipped;
+                    }
                     break :interpret;
                 },
                 .wine => |bin_name| {
@@ -1098,7 +1101,10 @@ fn runCommand(
                     }
                 },
                 .bad_dl => |foreign_dl| {
-                    if (allow_skip) return error.MakeSkipped;
+                    if (allow_skip) {
+                        run.step.result_skip_reason = "Invalid binary";
+                        return error.MakeSkipped;
+                    }
 
                     const host_dl = b.graph.host.result.dynamic_linker.get() orelse "(none)";
 
@@ -1110,7 +1116,10 @@ fn runCommand(
                     , .{ host_dl, foreign_dl });
                 },
                 .bad_os_or_cpu => {
-                    if (allow_skip) return error.MakeSkipped;
+                    if (allow_skip) {
+                        run.step.result_skip_reason = "Invalid os or cpu";
+                        return error.MakeSkipped;
+                    }
 
                     const host_name = try b.graph.host.result.zigTriple(b.allocator);
                     const foreign_name = try exe.rootModuleTarget().zigTriple(b.allocator);
@@ -1129,7 +1138,10 @@ fn runCommand(
             try Step.handleVerbose2(step.owner, cwd, run.env_map, interp_argv.items);
 
             break :term spawnChildAndCollect(run, interp_argv.items, has_side_effects, prog_node, fuzz_context) catch |e| {
-                if (!run.failing_to_execute_foreign_is_an_error) return error.MakeSkipped;
+                if (!run.failing_to_execute_foreign_is_an_error) {
+                    run.step.result_skip_reason = "Foreign binary failed";
+                    return error.MakeSkipped;
+                }
 
                 return step.fail("unable to spawn interpreter {s}: {s}", .{
                     interp_argv.items[0], @errorName(e),
@@ -1736,8 +1748,10 @@ fn failForeign(
 ) error{ MakeFailed, MakeSkipped, OutOfMemory } {
     switch (run.stdio) {
         .check, .zig_test => {
-            if (run.skip_foreign_checks)
+            if (run.skip_foreign_checks) {
+                run.step.result_skip_reason = "Foreign binary failed";
                 return error.MakeSkipped;
+            }
 
             const b = run.step.owner;
             const host_name = try b.graph.host.result.zigTriple(b.allocator);