diff --git a/packages/nx/bin/nx.ts b/packages/nx/bin/nx.ts
index 424b582904..c9cc6e5ec5 100644
--- a/packages/nx/bin/nx.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/bin/nx.ts
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ async function main() {
     }
 
     if (!localNx) {
-      handleMissingLocalInstallation();
+      handleMissingLocalInstallation(workspace ? workspace.dir : null);
     }
 
     // this file is already in the local workspace
@@ -180,9 +180,11 @@ function resolveNx(workspace: WorkspaceTypeAndRoot | null) {
   });
 }
 
-function handleMissingLocalInstallation() {
+function handleMissingLocalInstallation(detectedWorkspaceRoot: string | null) {
   output.error({
-    title: `Could not find Nx modules in this workspace.`,
+    title: detectedWorkspaceRoot
+      ? `Could not find Nx modules at "${detectedWorkspaceRoot}".`
+      : `Could not find Nx modules in this workspace.`,
     bodyLines: [`Have you run ${chalk.bold.white(`npm/yarn install`)}?`],
   });
   process.exit(1);