diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el
index 7cae8d68bc0..d27b6b73eee 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/package.el
@@ -2961,23 +2961,26 @@ describe-package-1
                              (cdr (assq name package-archive-contents))
                              (let ((bi (assq name package--builtins)))
                                (if bi (list (package--from-builtin bi))))))
-           (other-pkgs (delete desc all-pkgs)))
+           (other-pkgs (delete desc all-pkgs))
+           (commit (alist-get :commit (package-desc-extras desc))))
       (when other-pkgs
         (package--print-help-section "Other versions"
           (mapconcat (lambda (opkg)
                        (let* ((ov (package-desc-version opkg))
                               (dir (package-desc-dir opkg))
                               (from (or (package-desc-archive opkg)
-                                        (if (stringp dir) "installed" dir))))
+                                        (if (stringp dir) "installed" dir)))
+                              (ocommit (alist-get :commit (package-desc-extras opkg))))
                          (if (not ov) (format "%s" from)
-                           (format "%s (%s)"
+                           (format "%s (%s%s)"
                                    (make-text-button (package-version-join ov) nil
                                                      'font-lock-face 'link
                                                      'follow-link t
                                                      'action
                                                      (lambda (_button)
                                                        (describe-package opkg)))
-                                   from))))
+                                   from
+                                   (if (equal ocommit commit) "" ", COMMIT MISMATCH!")))))
                      other-pkgs ", ")
           ".")))