diff --git a/Scripts/developer_scripts/create_new_release b/Scripts/developer_scripts/create_new_release
index 04fbd173517..4f9d3d00601 100755
--- a/Scripts/developer_scripts/create_new_release
+++ b/Scripts/developer_scripts/create_new_release
@@ -238,7 +238,10 @@ if [ -n "$DO_TAG" ]; then
 
     # Now we tag.
     echo "Tagging ${SOURCES_DIR} with $release_name"
-    svn cp -m "Internal release tag for $release_name" ${SOURCES_DIR} $SVNCGAL/tags/internal-releases/$release_name
+    if [ -n "$NO_TESTSUITE" ]; then
+        TAG_MSG_EXTRA=" (no testsuite)"
+    fi
+    svn cp -m "Internal release tag for $release_name$TAG_MSG_EXTRA" ${SOURCES_DIR} $SVNCGAL/tags/internal-releases/$release_name
 fi
 
 # Build the SRPM