diff --git a/tools/usb/usbip/src/usbip_attach.c b/tools/usb/usbip/src/usbip_attach.c
index b4aeb9f1f4930623cb2fded5ad62b2da34e43b48..531a415538f91cb5431374c034835c362dcfe707 100644
--- a/tools/usb/usbip/src/usbip_attach.c
+++ b/tools/usb/usbip/src/usbip_attach.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ static int import_device(int sockfd, struct usbip_usb_device *udev)
 
 	rc = usbip_vhci_driver_open();
 	if (rc < 0) {
-		err("open vhci_driver");
+		err("open vhci_driver (is vhci_hcd loaded?)");
 		goto err_out;
 	}
 
diff --git a/tools/usb/usbip/src/usbip_detach.c b/tools/usb/usbip/src/usbip_detach.c
index aec993159036f961c213cabf4a76b986b9aa9338..b29101986b5a62591993e8aeb9301790322926f0 100644
--- a/tools/usb/usbip/src/usbip_detach.c
+++ b/tools/usb/usbip/src/usbip_detach.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ static int detach_port(char *port)
 
 	ret = usbip_vhci_driver_open();
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		err("open vhci_driver");
+		err("open vhci_driver (is vhci_hcd loaded?)");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
diff --git a/tools/usb/usbip/src/usbip_port.c b/tools/usb/usbip/src/usbip_port.c
index 4d14387df13d55d16c5608dfbac32e22457bbf4e..21a20e378419c0c65cb49419270288baa68d81a3 100644
--- a/tools/usb/usbip/src/usbip_port.c
+++ b/tools/usb/usbip/src/usbip_port.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ static int list_imported_devices(void)
 
 	ret = usbip_vhci_driver_open();
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		err("open vhci_driver");
+		err("open vhci_driver (is vhci_hcd loaded?)");
 		goto err_names_free;
 	}