diff --git a/qb/config.libs.sh b/qb/config.libs.sh
index c60c9a0218..3d68a861a8 100644
--- a/qb/config.libs.sh
+++ b/qb/config.libs.sh
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ else LIBRETRO="-lretro"
 fi
 
 [ "$HAVE_DYNAMIC" = 'yes' ] || {
-   check_lib_cxx RETRO "$LIBRETRO" retro_init "$DYLIB" "Cannot find libretro."
+   check_lib_cxx RETRO "$LIBRETRO" retro_init "$DYLIB" "Cannot find libretro, did you forget --with-libretro=\"-lretro\"?"
    add_define_make libretro "$LIBRETRO"
 }