diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/exceptions.rb b/Library/Homebrew/exceptions.rb
index b82bb61114..bd80098ae6 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/exceptions.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/exceptions.rb
@@ -153,8 +153,14 @@ class BuildError < RuntimeError
       puts
       puts "#{Tty.red}READ THIS#{Tty.reset}: #{Tty.em}#{OS::ISSUES_URL}#{Tty.reset}"
       if formula.tap?
-        puts "If reporting this issue please do so at (not Homebrew/homebrew):"
-        puts "  https://github.com/#{formula.tap}/issues"
+        case formula.tap
+        when "homebrew/homebrew-boneyard"
+          puts "#{formula} was moved to homebrew-boneyard because it has unfixable issues."
+          puts "Please do not file any issues about this. Sorry!"
+        else
+          puts "If reporting this issue please do so at (not Homebrew/homebrew):"
+          puts "  https://github.com/#{formula.tap}/issues"
+        end
       end
     else
       require 'cmd/config'