diff --git a/meta/classes/sanity.bbclass b/meta/classes/sanity.bbclass
index 89d6dcf035..9f86b20ca0 100644
--- a/meta/classes/sanity.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/sanity.bbclass
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ def check_sanity(e):
 		messages = messages + "Please install following missing utilities: %s\n" % missing
 
 	if os.path.basename(os.readlink('/bin/sh')) == 'dash':
-		messages = messages + "Using dash as /bin/sh causes various subtle build problems, please use bash instead.\n"
+		messages = messages + "Using dash as /bin/sh causes various subtle build problems, please use bash instead (e.g. 'dpkg-reconfigure dash' on an Ubuntu system.\n"
 
 	omask = os.umask(022)
 	if omask & 0755: