diff --git a/lib/rules/valid-v-model.js b/lib/rules/valid-v-model.js
index 757c169e4..d18c6f918 100644
--- a/lib/rules/valid-v-model.js
+++ b/lib/rules/valid-v-model.js
@@ -156,7 +156,8 @@ module.exports = {
               context.report({
                 node,
                 loc: node.loc,
-                message: "'v-model' directives cannot update the iteration variable 'x' itself."
+                message: "'v-model' directives cannot update the iteration variable '{{varName}}' itself.",
+                data: { varName: id.name }
               })
             }
           }
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/valid-v-model.js b/tests/lib/rules/valid-v-model.js
index 80cd4eb15..f5abd2dde 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/valid-v-model.js
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/valid-v-model.js
@@ -161,6 +161,11 @@ tester.run('valid-v-model', rule, {
       filename: 'test.vue',
       code: '<template><div><div v-for="x in list"><input v-model="(((x)))"></div></div></template>',
       errors: ["'v-model' directives cannot update the iteration variable 'x' itself."]
+    },
+    {
+      filename: 'test.vue',
+      code: '<template><div><div v-for="e in list"><input v-model="e"></div></div></template>',
+      errors: ["'v-model' directives cannot update the iteration variable 'e' itself."]
     }
   ]
 })