diff --git a/svr-runopts.c b/svr-runopts.c
index bf5f8a61f086455188962c176a544660eda32070..c7efc229bda7921a7dc88e200247663b7e5426c0 100644
--- a/svr-runopts.c
+++ b/svr-runopts.c
@@ -551,6 +551,6 @@ void load_all_hostkeys() {
 #endif /* DROPBEAR_ECDSA */
 
 	if (!any_keys) {
-		dropbear_exit("No hostkeys available");
+		dropbear_exit("No hostkeys available. 'dropbear -R' may be useful.");
 	}
 }