diff --git a/Source/cmInstallCommand.cxx b/Source/cmInstallCommand.cxx
index 557016ac53..046e73077f 100644
--- a/Source/cmInstallCommand.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmInstallCommand.cxx
@@ -1916,8 +1916,8 @@ bool HandleDirectoryMode(std::vector<std::string> const& args,
       cmSystemTools::FileIsFullPath(*destination)) {
     helper.Makefile->IssueDiagnostic(
       cmDiagnostics::CMD_INSTALL_ABSOLUTE_DESTINATION,
-      cmStrCat("INSTALL command given absolute DESTINATION path (",
-               *destination, ").\n"));
+      cmStrCat("INSTALL command given absolute DESTINATION path:\n  ",
+               *destination));
   }
 
   // Create the directory install generator.
diff --git a/Source/cmInstallGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmInstallGenerator.cxx
index ef84ae2ee2..c77be552d7 100644
--- a/Source/cmInstallGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmInstallGenerator.cxx
@@ -238,8 +238,7 @@ void cmInstallGenerator::CheckAbsoluteDestination(std::string const& dest,
   }
   lg->IssueDiagnostic(
     cmDiagnostics::CMD_INSTALL_ABSOLUTE_DESTINATION,
-    cmStrCat("INSTALL command given absolute DESTINATION path (", dest,
-             ").\n"),
+    cmStrCat("INSTALL command given absolute DESTINATION path:\n  ", dest),
     this->Context);
 }
 
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/install/DIRECTORY-AbsoluteDest-error-stderr.txt b/Tests/RunCMake/install/DIRECTORY-AbsoluteDest-error-stderr.txt
index d742940529..f853cfe65d 100644
--- a/Tests/RunCMake/install/DIRECTORY-AbsoluteDest-error-stderr.txt
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/install/DIRECTORY-AbsoluteDest-error-stderr.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,8 @@
 CMake Error \(install-absolute-destination\) at DIRECTORY-AbsoluteDest-error\.cmake:[0-9]+ \(install\):
-  INSTALL command given absolute DESTINATION path \(/absolute/path\)\.
+  INSTALL command given absolute DESTINATION path:
+
+    /absolute/path
+Call Stack \(most recent call first\):
+  CMakeLists.txt:[0-9]+ \(include\)
+This error is for project developers\.  Use -Wno-error=author or
+-Wno-error=install-absolute-destination to suppress it\.
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/install/FILES-AbsoluteDest-error-stderr.txt b/Tests/RunCMake/install/FILES-AbsoluteDest-error-stderr.txt
index 689d48b42e..39ef8581bd 100644
--- a/Tests/RunCMake/install/FILES-AbsoluteDest-error-stderr.txt
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/install/FILES-AbsoluteDest-error-stderr.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,8 @@
 CMake Error \(install-absolute-destination\) at FILES-AbsoluteDest-error\.cmake:[0-9]+ \(install\):
-  INSTALL command given absolute DESTINATION path \(/absolute/path\)\.
+  INSTALL command given absolute DESTINATION path:
+
+    /absolute/path
+Call Stack \(most recent call first\):
+  CMakeLists.txt:[0-9]+ \(include\)
+This error is for project developers\.  Use -Wno-error=author or
+-Wno-error=install-absolute-destination to suppress it\.
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/install/FILES-AbsoluteDest-warn-stderr.txt b/Tests/RunCMake/install/FILES-AbsoluteDest-warn-stderr.txt
index f320131e0c..268a4f3ae8 100644
--- a/Tests/RunCMake/install/FILES-AbsoluteDest-warn-stderr.txt
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/install/FILES-AbsoluteDest-warn-stderr.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,8 @@
 CMake Warning \(install-absolute-destination\) at FILES-AbsoluteDest-warn\.cmake:[0-9]+ \(install\):
-  INSTALL command given absolute DESTINATION path \(/absolute/path\)\.
+  INSTALL command given absolute DESTINATION path:
+
+    /absolute/path
+Call Stack \(most recent call first\):
+  CMakeLists.txt:[0-9]+ \(include\)
+This warning is for project developers\.  Use -Wno-author or
+-Wno-install-absolute-destination to suppress it\.
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/install/TARGETS-AbsoluteDest-archive-error-stderr.txt b/Tests/RunCMake/install/TARGETS-AbsoluteDest-archive-error-stderr.txt
index e091ab01d8..e23bde871c 100644
--- a/Tests/RunCMake/install/TARGETS-AbsoluteDest-archive-error-stderr.txt
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/install/TARGETS-AbsoluteDest-archive-error-stderr.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,8 @@
 CMake Error \(install-absolute-destination\) at TARGETS-AbsoluteDest-archive-error\.cmake:[0-9]+ \(install\):
-  INSTALL command given absolute DESTINATION path \(/absolute/archive\)\.
+  INSTALL command given absolute DESTINATION path:
+
+    /absolute/archive
+Call Stack \(most recent call first\):
+  CMakeLists.txt:[0-9]+ \(include\)
+This error is for project developers\.  Use -Wno-error=author or
+-Wno-error=install-absolute-destination to suppress it\.
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/install/TARGETS-AbsoluteDest-error-stderr.txt b/Tests/RunCMake/install/TARGETS-AbsoluteDest-error-stderr.txt
index 22c0d98269..44123695ad 100644
--- a/Tests/RunCMake/install/TARGETS-AbsoluteDest-error-stderr.txt
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/install/TARGETS-AbsoluteDest-error-stderr.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,8 @@
 CMake Error \(install-absolute-destination\) at TARGETS-AbsoluteDest-error\.cmake:[0-9]+ \(install\):
-  INSTALL command given absolute DESTINATION path \(/absolute/path\)\.
+  INSTALL command given absolute DESTINATION path:
+
+    /absolute/path
+Call Stack \(most recent call first\):
+  CMakeLists.txt:[0-9]+ \(include\)
+This error is for project developers\.  Use -Wno-error=author or
+-Wno-error=install-absolute-destination to suppress it\.
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/install/TARGETS-AbsoluteDest-library-error-stderr.txt b/Tests/RunCMake/install/TARGETS-AbsoluteDest-library-error-stderr.txt
index 368434d81c..66b9a39167 100644
--- a/Tests/RunCMake/install/TARGETS-AbsoluteDest-library-error-stderr.txt
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/install/TARGETS-AbsoluteDest-library-error-stderr.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,8 @@
 CMake Error \(install-absolute-destination\) at TARGETS-AbsoluteDest-library-error\.cmake:[0-9]+ \(install\):
-  INSTALL command given absolute DESTINATION path \(/absolute/lib\)\.
+  INSTALL command given absolute DESTINATION path:
+
+    /absolute/lib
+Call Stack \(most recent call first\):
+  CMakeLists.txt:[0-9]+ \(include\)
+This error is for project developers\.  Use -Wno-error=author or
+-Wno-error=install-absolute-destination to suppress it\.
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/install/TARGETS-AbsoluteDest-runtime-error-stderr.txt b/Tests/RunCMake/install/TARGETS-AbsoluteDest-runtime-error-stderr.txt
index 279fb88e28..b3d82e417f 100644
--- a/Tests/RunCMake/install/TARGETS-AbsoluteDest-runtime-error-stderr.txt
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/install/TARGETS-AbsoluteDest-runtime-error-stderr.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,8 @@
 CMake Error \(install-absolute-destination\) at TARGETS-AbsoluteDest-runtime-error\.cmake:[0-9]+ \(install\):
-  INSTALL command given absolute DESTINATION path \(/absolute/bin\)\.
+  INSTALL command given absolute DESTINATION path:
+
+    /absolute/bin
+Call Stack \(most recent call first\):
+  CMakeLists.txt:[0-9]+ \(include\)
+This error is for project developers\.  Use -Wno-error=author or
+-Wno-error=install-absolute-destination to suppress it\.
diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/install/TARGETS-AbsoluteDest-warn-stderr.txt b/Tests/RunCMake/install/TARGETS-AbsoluteDest-warn-stderr.txt
index 730a8edf95..78f0b43c80 100644
--- a/Tests/RunCMake/install/TARGETS-AbsoluteDest-warn-stderr.txt
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/install/TARGETS-AbsoluteDest-warn-stderr.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,8 @@
 CMake Warning \(install-absolute-destination\) at TARGETS-AbsoluteDest-warn\.cmake:[0-9]+ \(install\):
-  INSTALL command given absolute DESTINATION path \(/absolute/path\)\.
+  INSTALL command given absolute DESTINATION path:
+
+    /absolute/path
+Call Stack \(most recent call first\):
+  CMakeLists.txt:[0-9]+ \(include\)
+This warning is for project developers\.  Use -Wno-author or
+-Wno-install-absolute-destination to suppress it\.