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diff --git a/src/libstore/build.cc b/src/libstore/build.cc
index e1c360338..d052d3c4c 100644
--- a/src/libstore/build.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/build.cc
@@ -4880,8 +4880,17 @@ void Worker::run(const Goals & _topGoals)
waitForInput();
else {
if (awake.empty() && 0 == settings.maxBuildJobs)
- throw Error("unable to start any build; either increase '--max-jobs' "
- "or enable remote builds");
+ {
+ if (getMachines().empty())
+ throw Error("unable to start any build; either increase '--max-jobs' "
+ "or enable remote builds."
+ "\nhttps://nixos.org/nix/manual/#chap-distributed-builds");
+ else
+ throw Error("unable to start any build; remote machines may not have "
+ "all required system features."
+ "\nhttps://nixos.org/nix/manual/#chap-distributed-builds");
+
+ }
assert(!awake.empty());
}
}