1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/trylink b/scripts/trylink
index 3c431edc3..15435f009 100755
--- a/scripts/trylink
+++ b/scripts/trylink
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ try $CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS \
 || {
     echo "Failed: $l_list"
     cat $EXE.out
+    echo 'Note: if build needs additional libraries, put them in CONFIG_EXTRA_LDLIBS.'
+    echo 'Example: CONFIG_EXTRA_LDLIBS="pthread dl tirpc audit pam"'
     exit 1
 }