diff --git a/include/prereq-build.mk b/include/prereq-build.mk
index 2e8d712cb8..cb23f85647 100644
--- a/include/prereq-build.mk
+++ b/include/prereq-build.mk
@@ -189,5 +189,5 @@ $(eval $(call Require,getopt-extended, \
 ))
 
 $(eval $(call RequireCommand,file, \
-	Please install file. \
+	Please install the 'file' package. \
 ))