diff --git a/dlls/dinput8/dinput8_main.c b/dlls/dinput8/dinput8_main.c
index 95aa9196be4..f06e2a4bfa1 100644
--- a/dlls/dinput8/dinput8_main.c
+++ b/dlls/dinput8/dinput8_main.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ HRESULT WINAPI DirectInput8Create(HINSTANCE hinst, DWORD dwVersion, REFIID riid,
     
     hr = CoCreateInstance( &CLSID_DirectInput8, punkOuter, CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER, riid, ppDI);
     if(FAILED(hr)) {
-        ERR("CoCreateInstance failed with hr = %ld\n", hr);
+        ERR("CoCreateInstance failed with hr = %ld; Try running wineprefixcreate to fix it.\n", hr);
         return DIERR_INVALIDPARAM;
     }