diff --git a/tools/rockboxdev.sh b/tools/rockboxdev.sh
index 0d6137c702..0fe4cbe10e 100755
--- a/tools/rockboxdev.sh
+++ b/tools/rockboxdev.sh
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ getfile() {
      $tool -Lo $dlwhere/$1 $2/$1
   fi
   if test -z "$tool"; then 
-    echo "ROCKBOXDEV: couldn't find downloader tool to use!"
+    echo "ROCKBOXDEV: couldn't find any downloader tool to use!"
+    echo "ROCKBOXDEV: install curl or wget and re-run the script"
     exit
   fi