diff --git a/pip/req/req_install.py b/pip/req/req_install.py
index be0956dab75..f667ee94c00 100644
--- a/pip/req/req_install.py
+++ b/pip/req/req_install.py
@@ -800,7 +800,12 @@ def install(self, install_options, global_options=(), root=None):
             return
         if self.is_wheel:
             version = pip.wheel.wheel_version(self.source_dir)
-            pip.wheel.check_compatibility(version, self.name)
+            try:
+                pip.wheel.check_compatibility(version, self.name)
+            except:
+                logger.info('!!!! %r %s %s' % (self, self.__dict__, version))
+                logger.info('%s' % (os.listdir(self.source_dir),))
+                raise
 
             self.move_wheel_files(self.source_dir, root=root)
             self.install_succeeded = True