diff --git a/yt_dlp/update.py b/yt_dlp/update.py
index f99583b081..eaaa4e2bd9 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/update.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/update.py
@@ -334,7 +334,8 @@ def _process_update_spec(self, lockfile: str, resolved_tag: str):
                     continue
 
                 self._report_error(
-                    f'yt-dlp cannot be updated to {resolved_tag} since you are on an older Python version', True)
+                    f'yt-dlp cannot be updated to {resolved_tag} since you are on an older Python version '
+                    'or your operating system is not compatible with the requested build', True)
                 return None
 
         return resolved_tag